John Bull (English)
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John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom in general and England in particular, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works. He is usually depicted as a stout, middle-aged, country-dwelling, jolly and matter-of-fact man.
John Bull originated as a satirical character created by Dr John Arbuthnot, a friend of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope. Bull first appeared in 1712 in Arbuthnot's pamphlet Law is a Bottomless Pit.[2] The same year Arbuthnot published a four-part political narrative The History of John Bull. Starting in the 1760s, Bull was portrayed as an Anglo-Saxon country dweller.
Bull is usually depicted as a stout man in a tailcoat with light-coloured breeches and a top hat.
John Bull originated as a satirical character created by Dr John Arbuthnot, a friend of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope. Bull first appeared in 1712 in Arbuthnot's pamphlet Law is a Bottomless Pit.[2] The same year Arbuthnot published a four-part political narrative The History of John Bull. Starting in the 1760s, Bull was portrayed as an Anglo-Saxon country dweller.
Bull is usually depicted as a stout man in a tailcoat with light-coloured breeches and a top hat.