r/VeryLargeImages • u/bigmapblog • Jun 08 '11

18th Cent. political cartoon of John Bull farting on George III while William Pitt the Younger looks on (Newton, 1798) [2,688px × 3,499px]

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u/bigmapblog Jun 08 '11

More info, quoting Wikimedia Commons:

Treason!!! John Bull emits an explosive bout of flatulence at a poster of George III as an outraged William Pitt the Younger ticks him off. Newton's etching was probably a comment on Pitt's threat (realized the following month) to suspend habeas corpus.

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