(UNITED STATES) Robinson Henry R; lithographer and publisher

Sale 2223 - Lot 206

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(UNITED STATES.) Robinson, Henry R.; lithographer and publisher. John Bull and Brother Jonathan. Lithograph, 18 1/2 x 13 inches; a bit creased and wrinkled, minor foxing. New York, 1846

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An oddly prophetic print. John Bull, representing England, inquires "Fellow, Yankee Doodle, Vile Dog . . . Affghanistan kisses the earth I tread on, Cashmere cries aloud for my protection. . . . Scum of the earth, who art thou?" American icon Brother Jonathan responds "I am the offspring of enterprise, intellect, virtue & courage . . . but a hundred years, and then I shall protect you." "A vivid, well-drawn, imaginative, and notably simple cartoon"--Peters, America in Stone, page 339.