The British Butcher, Supplying John Bull with a Substitute for Bread Possibly 1795

This satirical hand-colored etching by James Gillray, titled "The British-Butcher, Supplying JOHN-BULL with a Substitute for BREAD" is a pointed commentary on the high cost of living in England during the late 18th century. The print depicts John Bull, a personification of the British people, being forced to buy expensive meat from a butcher as a substitute for increasingly unaffordable bread. The humorous and exaggerated style of the caricature highlights the political and social concerns of the time, making it a powerful and enduring piece of British political satire.