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John Bull

(active 1712-present), Fictitious epitomist of Englishness and British imperialism

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An Unsuccessful Appeal, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41019

An Unsuccessful Appeal

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 25 September 1830
NPG D41019

The False Alarm: or Much ado about nothing, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41024

The False Alarm: or Much ado about nothing

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 November 1830
NPG D41024

Examples of the Laconic Style, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41028

Examples of the Laconic Style

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 November 1830
NPG D41028

Detection. A Scene in the West, by John Phillips, published by  E. King - NPG D46042

Detection. A Scene in the West

by John Phillips, published by E. King
hand-coloured etching, published 22 November 1830
NPG D46042

Phlebotomising John Bull, possibly by John Phillips, published by  S. Gans - NPG D48810

Phlebotomising John Bull

possibly by John Phillips, published by S. Gans
hand-coloured etching, published 8 March 1830
NPG D48810

Query:- A Cracked or Base Sovereign, by H.H.R., published by  John Fairburn - NPG D48817

Query:- A Cracked or Base Sovereign

by H.H.R., published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published June 1830
NPG D48817

Hokie Pokie Wankie Fum - The King of the Cannibal Islands, by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48826

Hokie Pokie Wankie Fum - The King of the Cannibal Islands

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 22 July 1830
NPG D48826

A Regular Turn Out; or, Cleansing the Augean Stable., possibly by John Phillips, published by  John Fairburn - NPG D48839

A Regular Turn Out; or, Cleansing the Augean Stable.

possibly by John Phillips, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 23 November 1830
NPG D48839

His Honor the Beadle Driving the Wagabonds out of the Parish!!!, by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48840

His Honor the Beadle Driving the Wagabonds out of the Parish!!!

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 28 November 1830
NPG D48840

Radicalism & Incivility, or The Fair Pensioners, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41041

Radicalism & Incivility, or The Fair Pensioners

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 24 January 1831 (inscribed 1830)
NPG D41041

New Lamps for Old (Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt; John Bull; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey), by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41048

New Lamps for Old (Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt; John Bull; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey)

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 March 1831
NPG D41048

John Bull between Tragedy & Comedy (John Henry North; John Bull; Sir Charles Wetherell), by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41050

John Bull between Tragedy & Comedy (John Henry North; John Bull; Sir Charles Wetherell)

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 15 March 1831
NPG D41050

John Bull trying on his

John Bull trying on his "bra" new Grey "Breeks"

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 March 1831
NPG D41051

Hoo-Loo-Choo.  Alias John Bull and the Doctors, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41059

Hoo-Loo-Choo. Alias John Bull and the Doctors

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 2 May 1831
NPG D41059

John Gilpin!!!, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41063

John Gilpin!!!

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 May 1831
NPG D41063

Illustration of the Elegant & Expressive Phrase of

Illustration of the Elegant & Expressive Phrase of "It's No Go!"

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 July 1831
NPG D41075

A Political Union (John Bull; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; King William IV), by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41100

A Political Union (John Bull; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; King William IV)

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 November 1831
NPG D41100

'The Gift of Tongues', by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41103

'The Gift of Tongues'

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 November 1831
NPG D41103

'Symptomatic of a Gentle Re-Action.', by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41106

'Symptomatic of a Gentle Re-Action.'

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 20 December 1831
NPG D41106

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