John Bull Making Observations on the Comet
John Bull looks through a telescope at right and says, "Aye - Aye - Master Comet - you may attempt your Periheliums - or your Devil heliums for what I care but take the word of an Old Man you'll never reach the Sun depend upon it." In the comet are the profile heads of Napoleon and George III.
Artwork Details
- Title: John Bull Making Observations on the Comet
- Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, London 1776–1846 London)
- Subject: Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena)
- Subject: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
- Date: November 10, 1807
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 9 5/8 × 13 3/4 in. (24.5 × 35 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 14 7/8 in. (25.5 × 37.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.533.1004
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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