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Fuller's Earth animated or Jack in the Bilboes

• Object type

  • satirical print
  • print

• Museum number

  1868,0808.7914

• Title (object)

  • Fuller's Earth animated or Jack in the Bilboes

• Description

  Four men seize John Fuller, M.P. for Sussex, aiding the Serjeant-at-Arms who holds his collar and drags him to the right. On the extreme left is the Speaker (Abbot) in his chair, holding the mace and ringing a small hand-bell. He says: "Nock him down call me Insignificant little fellow out with him". On the table is a book: 'Acts of Parliment'. Fuller exclaims: "D—nme but I will speak Jack Fuller cares for no whig Block in the Kingdom". The Serjeant-at-Arms (F. J. Colman) wears a gown and holds a staff; he says: "Come along my bantam Cock you must keep gale Jones Company".
  March 7 1810
  Etching

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• Producer name

  • Print made by: William Heath
  • Published by: Walker

• School/style

  • British

• Date

  • 1810

• Production place

  • Published in: London
  • (Europe,British Isles,England,London)

• Materials

  • paper

• Technique

  • etching

• Dimensions

  • Height: 236 millimetres
  • Width: 341 millimetres

• Inscriptions

  • • Inscription Content

      Lettered with title, artist's name, text within image and publication line: "Pub by Wlker 7th of March 1810. 7 Cornhill"

• Curator's comments

  (Description and comment from M. Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VIII, 1947)
  The Walcheren Inquiry was interrupted on 27 Feb. 'by the interlude of that mad bull Fuller—never surely such a scene in the House of Commons'. 'Life of Wilberforce', iii. 441 (Diary). Fuller (apparently drunk) disturbed proceedings by 'profane oaths'; in his excuse 'he gave greater offence, by repeating and persisting in his disorderly conduct'. He was called upon by the Speaker to withdraw, and it was ordered, 'nem. con.', that he be taken into the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms. On the resumption of the Walcheren Inquiry, Fuller returned to the House 'in a very violent and disorderly manner' and was taken out by the Serjeant assisted by his messengers. 'Parl. Debates', xv. 641 f., 644-51. Jack Fuller was a Tory back-bencher, downright and unparliamentary, cf. No. 11299. For Gale Jones's imprisonment see No. 11538.

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• Bibliography

  • BM Satires 11532

• Location

  Not on display (British XIXc Unmounted Roy)

• Subjects

  • satire

• Associated names

  • Associated with: Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester
  • Associated with: John Gale Jones
  • Associated with: John Fuller
  • Associated with: Francis John Colman

• Acquisition name

  • Purchased from: Edward Hawkins (estate of)

• Acquisition date

  1868

• Department

  Prints & Drawings

• Registration number

  1868,0808.7914