Satirical cartoon, John-Bull and the Regent

Satirical cartoon, John-Bull and the Regent from the Fable of the Fox and the Swallow. John Bull hangs desperately on to a branch to avoid drowning in a slough of taxation'. He is tormented by insects with human heads and bloated bodies representing the Cabinet. A bird, the Prince Regent, swoops down, offering to attack the insects. Another hungry swarm with worm-like bodies hover in the background. The print suggests that all politicians, Government or Opposition, are insects greedy for the loaves and fishes of office

1811 Anthropomorphism Bloated Desperate Desperately Drowning Fable Greed Greedy Hover Opposition Slough Swallow Swarm Swoop Swooping Taxation Torment Worm

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