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Summary
An Exciseman made out of ye Necessaries of Life now Tax'd in Great Britain except the head which is a Knaves taken from ye Court Cards
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| Title |
An Exciseman made out of ye Necessaries of Life now Tax'd in Great Britain except the head which is a Knaves taken from ye Court Cards |
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| Description |
English: Satire on the Excise Bill showing a composite figure made up from objects representing taxes (most long existing) and the implements connected with the excisemen: 1. the head of a knave taken from a playing-card; 2. a bottle of "cyder" forming the neck and shoulders; 3. wax candles forming the arms; 4. a barrel forming the torso representing tax on "Beer, Wine, Perry and Mum [a type of beer]"; 5. a measuring gage in place of a sword; 6. leather forming his breeches; 7. bars of soap forming his legs; 8. slabs of chocolate forming his feet; 9. a canister of coffee; 10. a caddy of tea; 11. "Light", the sun setting as a representation of the window tax; 12. a landscape representing the Land Tax. In a scrolling frame work with verses below lamenting the fact that peace had not led to a reduction of taxes and the removal of Bute from office; key below..
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| Depicted people | Associated with: John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1763 (March) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prints and Drawings |
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| Accession number |
1868,0808.4288 |
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| Notes | Bute, in fact, resigned from office on 9 April 1763 eight days after the passing of the Cider tax; the peace treaty had been signed on 10 February.. This print therefore seems to date from March 1763. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-4288 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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