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A Gallic idol
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Boyne, John, 1750-1810 [artist]

Barth, J. [engraver]
Title
A Gallic idol
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English: Caricature of Napoleon I. (British political cartoon); A bust of Napoleon spits out the word: Invasion. Snakes circle his helmet, with Rapine, Lust, and Murder emerging from their mouths. A demon and a skeleton sit atop the helmet. Napoleon's heart can be seen, coloured white with a green island, England, in the centre. Swords and lances have stabbed it, labelled Wilson's Narrative and British Press, and the pieces torn out are Egypt, Acre, and Irel[and].
Date 20 August 1803
date QS:P571,+1803-08-20T00:00:00Z/11
Dimensions 435 x 292 (sheet) mm; aquatint
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Curzon b.22(1)
Place of creation London (England): R. Cribb
Notes Source filename: politi004-asz-0001-0
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