John Jehu, L'Inghilterra
In this satirical image an English coachman dressed in livery holds a whip and mug of beer. His name Jehu derives from 2 Kings IX.20 which mentions "the driving of Jeru..[who] driveth furiously." The etcher Bretherton often teamed up with the amateur artist Bunbury to make caricature prints. As the younger son in a well-to-do family, Bunbury started to create humorous drawings while still at Westminster School. He then attended St. Catharine's College, Cambridge but left before earning a degree. A student visit to France inspired a series of images that constrast working figures from different nations– humorous comparisons of English and French manners being a staple of visual humor at that period.
Artwork Details
- Title: John Jehu, L'Inghilterra
- Etcher: James Bretherton (British, active 1750–99)
- Artist: After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750–1811 Keswick, Cumberland)
- Date: March 6, 1772
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 5 5/8 in. (22.3 × 14.3 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Jill Spalding, 2022
- Object Number: 2022.309.38
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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