Hand-colored 1819 caricature etching of a tug-of-war between sheep-like figures and black-robed clergymen, with a grimacing head holding loaves and fish in the middle.

Pull Devil, Pull Baker! Pastors versus Flocks, 1819

Hand-colored etching in which a tug-of-war pits sheep-like figures on the left against black-robed clergymen on the right, over a large grimacing head holding a basket of loaves and fish. Dense text sheets radiate above, and tiny figures sit atop a distant column.

Artist: George Cruikshank
Date: published April 30, 1819
Medium: Hand-colored engraving on paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1198 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1819).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCallin McKee

19th century satire regency era 1810s 1819 caricature political cartoon etching hand-colored print sheep clergy george cruikshank