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Bank Notes, Paper Money, French Alarmists.
James Gillray1797
Bank of England Museum
London, United Kingdom
A political cartoon of William Pitt the Younger standing behind the Bank counter handing out paper money to John Bull, which the Whig opposition, Fox and Sheridan, are urging him to refuse.
Published 1st March 1797, by H Humphrey, New Bond Street.
The text reads: 'Bank Notes, Paper Money, French Alarmists; o, the devil, the Devil! Ah! Poor John Bull!!!'
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Details
- Title: Bank Notes, Paper Money, French Alarmists.
- Creator: James Gillray
- Date Created: 1797
- Location: London
- Physical Dimensions: 356 x 260 mm
- Type: print, cartoon
- Medium: ink, paper
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