John Bull Stung to Agony by Insects political cartoon, 1813
Permanent ID:
12391
Call number:
Bb 612 J613
Date:
March 1 1813
Image Description:
John Bull, a caricature of England, attempts to defend himself from the Wasp and Hornet as they sting him. These stingers are representations of the American warships The Wasp and The Hornet that defeated the British Navy early in the war.
Inscription:
"you'll bridge the Atlantic, will you? O, then you shall have a Bane to your bridge, friend Johnny. Are these your Wasps & Hornets!!! Oh! I am Hull'd already!!! How comes on your Copper bottom of Bombay here is something for you between Wind and Water."
Format:
Political cartoons
