JOHN BULL BEFORE NEW ORLEANS 8.th of Jany 1815
Date1815
Artist/Maker
William Charles
(1776-1820)
Artist/Maker
Samuel Kennedy
MediumEtching with hand coloring on wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 10 × 16 1/8in. (25.4 × 41cm)
Other (Plate): 9 1/2 × 13 3/4in. (24.1 × 34.9cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Dunscombe H. Colt, Jr.
Object number1964-28
DescriptionThe American woodsman, "Come along you old Rascal./you did not know the brave/Americans and their old/Hickory –––"John Bull, "Oh’ curse this Swamp_’Tis not/ like the road from Bladensburg to/ Washington_Pity on me Gentlemen/ do not twist so hard, I am in the/ mud up to my ears –––"
French Ally, "Ha-Ah! Mounseer Bull you have/not this time Russia, Austria,/Prussia, Sweden, Spain, Portugal,/and all Germany with you___"
Lower Margin: Sold by S Kennedy, Chesnut Street Philad.a/JOHN BULL BEFORE NEW ORLEANS 8.th of Jany 1815/W.m Charles Sculp
Label TextThe symbolic figure of John Bull (England), who is represented by an unwieldy bulk of a man, is being hauled out of the mud by the ears. An American backwoodsman and a French ally are dragging him along. The print references the defeat of the British of at the Battle of New Orleans on January 8th, 1815. The American figure wearing a hunting jacket shirt, references the important role that soldiers from Tennessee and Kentucky played in the decisive battle. It is also a reference to General Andrew Jackson, known as ‘Old Hickory’ who led the American troops to battle at New Orleans. The French ally reminds John Bull of their lack of allies in comparison with European support during the American Revolution.
This print is one in a series of etchings published by William Charles between 1813 and 1815 in partnership with Samuel Kennedy.
April 1, 1783
January 4, 1780
1824-1828 (range of the entires in the album).
