Two angry men representing Scotland and England in close proximity. Engraving by I.D. (?Gillray), 1792.
- James Gillray
- Date:
- April 20 1792
- Reference:
- 585498i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The lean figure on the left is Sawney Scott who symbolises Scotland wearing tartan, a Scots cap and an oval badge of a crowned thistle and symbolises Scotland. John Bull, symbol of England, is the fat figure on the right wearing an ill-fitting wig, the number '45' (reference to the defeat of the 1745 rebellion by the Jacobites) on his coat and a tudor rose in a medallion. Their animosity toward each other reflects the political tension between the two nations
Publication/Creation
[London](no. 18 Old Bond Street) : H. Humphrey, April 20 1792.
Physical description
1 print : etching ; image 9.5 x 16.2 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Sawney Scott and John Bull
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VI., London 1978, no. 8188
Reference
Wellcome Collection 585498i
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores