The Tree of Liberty - with the Devil tempting John Bull
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View Metadata| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | The Tree of Liberty - with the Devil tempting John Bull | ||
| IDENTIFIERS | |||
| Legacy Identifier | Paine 75 G41tre, graphics:5227 APSdigobj3202 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Fox, as a serpent coiled around the trunk of a liberty cap topped apple tree, attempts to lure John Bull with an apple labeled: "Reform". Among the apples of the "Opposition" tree is one called "Age of Reason" and the trunk is also inscribed "Rights of Man". | ||
| Note | Gimbel: 254. Plate V in the German journal London und Paris, I, 1798. Reduced reproduction after the Gillray print published by Hannah Humphrey on 1789-05-23 (see George: 9214) | ||
| Language | English (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. Rights of man | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. Age of reason | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | StillImage | ||
| Genre | Political Cartoons | ||
| Format | intaglio, hand-colored | ||
| Format | intaglio, hand-colored | ||
| Extent | H 20. 5 cm, W 16 cm | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1798 | ||
| Date Modified | 2014-10-30 | ||
| Publisher | Verlag des Industrie-Comptoirs | ||
| Place | Weimar | ||
| Place | Germany | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Colonel Richard Gimbel Collection of Thomas Paine Papers | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.P165 | ||
| URL | http://amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.P165-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
| Use | The APS has an Open Access Policy for all unrestricted material in the digital library. Open Access Materials can be used freely for non-commercial, scholarly, educational, or fair use as defined under United States copyright law. Read the full policy and learn more about our Rights and Reproduction at: http://www.amphilsoc.org/library/rights | ||
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