Leap Year,or John Bull’s Peace Establishment
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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About the artist
Charles Williams was a prolific caricaturist, etcher and illustrator who occasionally used the pseudonym ‘Ansell’ or ‘Argus’. He worked with George Cruikshank and illustrated The Every-Day Book by William Hone.
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Explore
- People
- Princess of Wales Charlotte Augusta (1796 - 1817), Prince, Duke of Albany Leopold (1853 - 1884), George IV (1762 - 1830)
- Places
- Subjects
- whip, saddle, royal portrait, satire, man, woman, 19th century costume, dress, military uniform, stockings, breeches, glove, shoe, basket, crutches, illness, Prince, Princess, sword, John Bull, dragon, cartoon, road, signpost, track
- Materials & Techniques
- etching, coloured etching
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Details
- Artist
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Charles Williams
- Title
- Leap Year,or John Bull’s Peace Establishment
- Date
- March 1816
- Medium
- Coloured etching
- Dimensions
- height: 25.90 cm, width: 36.20 cm
- Acquisition
- Transferred from HM Revenue and Customs, December 2012
- Provenance
- Inland Revenue, Somerset House; transferred to GAC 2012
- GAC number
- 15675