The British Butcher, supplying John Bull with a substitute for Bread, by James Gillray

An image of The British Butcher, supplying John Bull with a substitute for Bread, vide Message to Lord Mayor. Gillray, James (British, 1757-1815). Humphrey, Hannah, publisher (British, c.1745-1818). Etching, hand colouring, published July 6th 1795.

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The British Butcher, supplying John Bull with a substitute for Bread, vide Message to Lord Mayor. Gillray, James (British, 1757-1815). Humphrey, Hannah, publisher (British, c.1745-1818). Etching, hand colouring, published July 6th 1795.

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Accession Number: P.349-1948
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 676 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 788.11kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1

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