Amusement for John Bull & his cousin Paddy, or, the gambols of the American buffalo, in St. James's Street [engraving]

Amusement for John Bull & his cousin Paddy, or, the gambols of the American buffalo, in St. James's Street [engraving]

[London] J. Fielding, Pater-noster Row 1st May 1783

1 print ; on sheet 13 x 21 cm.

P&E L1979.1.436m

Satirical print. A large buffalo, representing America, has created havoc on St. James Street. A woman peddler has fallen over and dropped fish and bread on the street, and English ministers, Portland, Cavandish, North, Fox, Thurlow, Dempel, Shelborne, and Pitt, rush to grab the goods. The ministers discuss the "disturbance" and the sharing of the spoils with the Loyalists in America. George III watches from a window and smiles. John Bull symbolizes the English people; Paddy, the Irish.
Exhibited at Anderson House in a display of satirical prints, caricatures, and political incorrectness in the age of reason, May 14 - September 30, 2002. Stored as matted.

Cresswell, Donald H. The American revolution in in drawings and prints, 857
Dolmetsch, Joan D. Rebellion and reconciliation, 94

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