John Bull and the sinking fund mb-artistname A Bannerman A man reads from a

A man reads from a newspaper to others round a table

' A walnut seller carrying her produce in a basket with two children and the Tower of London in the distance

'Les divertissements de la lotterie'

View of the City of London from across the River Thames

John Bull and the sinking fund mb-artistname A Bannerman A man reads from a'John Bull and the sinking fund', 1807. A p(r)etty scheme for reducing the taxes and paying off the National Debt; showing John Bull on his hands and knees on a flat rock, an enormous money bag on his back. Lord Petty stands astride the mouth of the bag shovelling coins to greedy ministerialists outside the Treasury.