Anti-saccharrites, or, John Bull and his family leaving off the use of sugar : to the masters & mistresses of families in Great Britain this noble example in economy is respecfully submitted.

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James Gillray
1756-1815
Anti-saccharrites, or, John Bull and his family leaving off the use of sugar : to the masters & mistresses of families in Great Britain this noble example in economy is respecfully submitted.
[London] : Pubd March 27th 1792 by H Humphrey, No 18 Old Bond Street, [1792]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.208
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[London] : Pubd. March 27th 1792 by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street, [1792]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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By James Gillray.

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Print shows George III, the Queen, and the six Princesses seated round a tea-table. The King is holding his cup and saucer to his lips, and saying, "O delicious! delicious". The Queen sits in the center, holding her cup and saucer and saying, "O my dear Creatures, do but Taste it! You can't think how nice it is without Sugar: - and then consider how much Work you'll save the poor Blackeemoors by leaving off the use of it! - and above all, remember how much expence it will save your poor Papa! - O its charming cooling Drink!" The Princess Royal sits at the end of the row, on the extreme right, with four sisters diminishing in age on her right, a sixth just indicated behind the Queen. They hold, but do not drink, cups of tea, with expressions varying from sulky discontent to defiant surprise.

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