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 : Cartoon, A Tight Fit (Northcote and John Bull)


Cartoon, A Tight Fit (Northcote and John Bull)

Cartoon, A Tight Fit -- Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, Stafford Northcote, depicted as a tailor, measures John Bull with a tape measure labelled Budget 1876, and thinks they will just manage to make ends meet. A plumper than usual John Bull replies that it has nothing to do with the size of his waist

Picture No
13046987
Media ID
47748666
Size
4108px x 5598px (3.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Cartoon by John Tenniel in Punch', 8 April 1876
Date
1876

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Analogy Budget Ends Exchequer Manage Measure Measurement Measures Northcote Plump Stafford Tailor Tape Tight Tory


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