Published 1806 Hand Coloured Etching John Bull

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We are offering an antique satirical etching, hand coloured and trimmed outside the plate, entitled JOHN BULL ON A BED OF ROSES. The plate was made by Charles Williams, who was active 1802-1815, and published in July 1806 by William Holland, Cockspur Street, London. William Holland was a publisher of satirical and other prints and was at this address from the end of 1802 until 1815, the year of his death.

The etching depicts John Bull as a country yokel, lying on a bed of roses with vicious thorns. He is proclaiming-

Oh Lord! Oh Lord! if this be the Bed of Roses they make such a noise about, I'd sooner lye with the Old Sow and her Farrow in the Dog Days! My Dame will roar woundidly when she comes to bed! Ecod its as bad as lying on a Harrow upside down!

Apparently this caricature is all to do with reforms to the army.

There is a copy of this etching in the British Museum. Their registration number for the item is 1868,0808.7477.

There is one of these etchings available on google for £190, unframed.

This etching is offered unframed in a gold lined mount for framing to the buyer's choice.

PriceSOLD DimensionsPlate size 14" x 10" 35.5cm x 25.35 Mount size 20 1/4" x 16 1/2" 51.4cm x 41.9cm Date 1806 Early 19th Century Antiques Material Paper Origin English Maker Publisher - William Holland Artist Charles Williams Condition Very good. There is no significant browning to the paper and no foxing. The mount has a faint stain to the bottom lower left. Please see the photos. Item code as237a286 Status Sold

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