World War I recruiting poster

John Bull is a national personification of Britain created by Dr. John Arbuthnot in 1712 and popularized first by British print makers and then overseas by illustrators such as American cartoonist Thomas Nast. Download high resolution version (431x640, 36 KB)John Bull World War I recruiting poster, c. ... Download high resolution version (431x640, 36 KB)John Bull World War I recruiting poster, c. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Britannia arm-in-arm with Uncle Sam symbolizes the British-American alliance in World War I. A national personification is an anthropomorphization of a nation; it can appear in both editorial cartoons and propaganda. ... John Arbuthnot (April 29, 1667 - February 27, 1735) was a British physician and author best known for his satirical writings. ... // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... Thomas Nast (September 27, 1840–December 7, 1902) was a famous caricaturist and editorial cartoonist in the 19th century and is considered to be the father of American political cartooning. ...

Bull is usually portrayed as a stout man in a tailcoat with breeches and a Union Jack waistcoat. He also wears a low topper (sometimes called a John Bull topper) on his head and is often accompanied by a bulldog. John Bull has been used in a variety of different ad campaigns over the years, and is a common sight in British editorial cartoons of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Bandleader Vincent Lopez in white tie, early 1920s Evening dress (also known as full evening dress) or white tie is the most formal dress code that exists for civilians today. ... Trousers are now acceptable clothing for men or women. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag or Union Jack is the flag most commonly associated with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and was also used throughout the former British Empire. ... Vaudeville character actor Charles E. Grapewin wearing a top hat For the movie starring Fred Astaire see Top Hat A top-hat or top hat is a kind of tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed hat worn by men and was especially common in the 19th century. ... Country of origin United Kingdom Classification Breed standards (external links) FCI, AKC, ANKC KC(UK), NZKC, UKC The English Bulldog, often called simply the Bulldog, is a medium-sized dog breed that originated in the United Kingdom. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... This early political cartoon by Ben Franklin was originally written for the French and Indian War, but was later recycled during the Revolutionary War An editorial cartoon, also known as a political cartoon, is an illustration or comic strip containing a political or social message. ...

The cartoon image of stolid stocky conservative and well-meaning John Bull, dressed like an English country squire, sometimes explicitly contrasted with the conventionalized scrawny, French revolutionary sans-culottes Jacobin, was developed from about 1790 by British satirical artists James Gillray, Thomas Rowlandson and George Cruikshank. Observers used the term sans-culottes (French for without knee-breeches), originally during the early years of the French Revolution to refer to the ill-clad and ill-equipped volunteers of the Revolutionary army, and later generally to the ultrademocrats of the Revolution. ... In the context of the French Revolution, a Jacobin originally meant a member of the Jacobin Club (1789-1794). ... Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (for example, individuals, organizations, or states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ... James Gillray James Gillray (1757 - June 1, 1815), British caricaturist, was born at Chelsea, London. ... Thomas Rowlandson (July 1756 - April 22, 1827) was an English caricaturist. ... George Cruikshank (September 27, 1792 – February 1, 1878) was an English artist and caricaturist, well-known for his satirical illustrations of contemporary figures and events. ...

John Bull is sometimes known as the British Lion.

See also

• John Bull's Other Island

John Bulls Other Island is a comedy about Ireland, written by George Bernard Shaw in 1904. ...

External references

• Superimposed images of John Bull by cartoonists, from 1790 on.
• The British Library newspaper catalogue