File:Bodleian Libraries, British tars, towing the Danish fleet into harbour - the Broadbottom Leviathan trying to swamp Billy's old boat, the lit.jpg
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James Gillray: British tars, towing the Danish fleet into harbour; --: the Broadbottom Leviathan trying to swamp Billy's old boat, & the little Corsican tottering on the clouds of ambition
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artist QS:P170,Q520806 [artist] |
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Title |
British tars, towing the Danish fleet into harbour; --: the Broadbottom Leviathan trying to swamp Billy's old boat, & the little Corsican tottering on the clouds of ambition |
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Satire on the Napoleonic wars. (British political cartoon); Canning, Liverpool, and Castlereagh, the political disciples of Pitt, tow the Danish fleet toward John Bull, who celebrates on shore beneath the a tavern sign bearing the portrait of George III. Opposition Whigs, St. Vincent, Grey, and Grenville, are shown as a three-headed whale attempting to upset the boat. Above the horizon, Napoleon leaps to escape the burning cities of the continent. |
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Date |
1 October 1807 date QS:P571,+1807-10-01T00:00:00Z/11 |
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Dimensions | 230 × 343 mm (9.05 × 13.50 in) (sheet) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q82133 |
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Accession number |
Curzon b.26(29) |
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Place of creation | London (England): Hannah Humphrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Source filename: politi004-awv-0001-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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