Details

Subject(s)

• John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• France—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century [Browse]
• Comets—1807—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Anthropomorphism in art [Browse]
• Telescopes—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• France—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Europe—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Caricature [Browse]

Caricaturist

• Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809 [Browse]

Notes

• Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
• Depiction: The head of George the Third, as the sun, is throwing its brilliant rays across the Channel, and shining on the British Fleet which lines the waters. The head of Napoleon Bounaparte, with his cocked hat and feather, is represented as a comet wi.
• Signed in plate, lower left: "Woodward delin".
• Signed in plate, lower right: "Rowlandson scul".

Source acquisition

Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.

References

• Grego II, pp. 82-83
• Broadley no. 493
• Tegg no. 29
• See additional copy in call no. R1807.51f

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