Amusement for John Bull & his Cousin Paddy, or, the Gambols of the American Buffalo, in St. James’s Street.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by I. Fielding, Paternoster Row, London. 1st May, 1783

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: 1783

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 4 1/2 x 7 3/8" (115 x 185 mm)

• DESCRIPTION: Designed for London’s European Magazine, this humorous quip comments on the similarities between the American and the Irish rebellions. Weakened by the conflict in America, Britain was forced to withdraw its troops from Ireland and send them to the colonies. Ireland took this opportunity to assert its independence, and although the Irish forces pledged themselves to George III, they renounced the new government. The British government was forced to loosen its control, and Ireland became more self-governed. Anarchy has erupted when the American buffalo charges through St. James’s Street. People are toppled and wares are scattered across the cobblestones. Fox’s new coalition desperately attempt to retrieve the loaves and fishes, symbolizing their new policies, which have been knocked aside by the charge of the buffalo. Although restrained by Edward Thurlow, the buffalo is ready to charge again. In a window, George III watches the scene with an expression of amusement. This fascinating satire is one of the earliest prints to represent America as a buffalo.

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• REFERENCE: George, Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires..in the British Museum no. 6223; Dolmetsch, Rebe

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Caricatures and Satirical