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Hand-coloured caricature: a sleeping man in bed, a seated man with a tax bag, and three donkeys looking in from the right.

John Bull has a nightmare about income tax represented by Sir Robert Peel sitting on his chest surrounded by donkeys (asses). Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1842.

A hand-coloured lithograph caricature shows a sleeping man in a bed, watched by a seated figure clutching a bag marked with tax wording, while three donkeys peer in from the right. A lit candle and a small box marked "Empty" stand on a side table, beneath the caption "Extraordinary Case of Night-Mare!"

Artist
John Doyle
Date
23 April 1842
Medium
Caricatures Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3152 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1842.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Caso extraordinario de pesadilla: John Bull, Peel y burros

Una caricatura litográfica coloreada a mano muestra a un hombre dormido en una cama, observado por una figura sentada que sostiene una bolsa con texto sobre impuestos, mientras tres burros asoman desde la derecha. Una vela encendida y una caja pequeña con la palabra "Empty" están sobre una mesita junto a la cama, bajo el título "Extraordinary Case of Night-Mare!".

Português: Caso extraordinário de pesadelo: John Bull, Peel e burros

Uma caricatura litográfica colorida à mão mostra um homem adormecido numa cama, observado por uma figura sentada que segura uma bolsa com texto sobre impostos, enquanto três burros espiam pela direita. Uma vela acesa e uma pequena caixa marcada "Empty" ficam sobre uma mesinha ao lado da cama, sob o título "Extraordinary Case of Night-Mare!".

Night and Dreamscaricaturelithographjohn bullrobert peelincome taxdonkeysnightmare19th centurypolitical satirehand coloured print1842british caricature

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