John Bull boos op de terughoudendheid van de Hollander om te vechten, 1793 Possibly 1793

"John Bull boos op de terughoudendheid van de Hollander om te vechten" is a satirical print by Isaac Cruikshank, likely from 1793. This caricature, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts John Bull (a personification of England) forcing a reluctant "Hollander" (Dutchman) to fight alongside him. The piece comments on the complex relationship between England and the Netherlands during the French Revolutionary Wars. Cruikshank's sharp style highlights the political anxieties and the nationalistic tensions of the time. The work demonstrates the enduring power of satire to illuminate social and political realities, even when those realities are often complex and fraught.