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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
  - 93 - [Pencil Drawings 1800-1809] - [1800-1809]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/1/93/19
Former Reference	D5459/1/148
Title	Bonaparte's Evil Genius giving him a Taste of the Danube
Date	[1809]
Description	On the right Austria is personified as a military man with a moustache, spewing the Danube on to Napoleon, who reaches for his hat, and protests: "I was never is such as shower bath before - I must take care or I shall be over - whelm'd."
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	The drawing refers to the 'Broken Bridge' episode of May 1809 at Aspern-Essling. Heavy barges were used to cut the bridges, leaving Napoleon cut off from his reinforcements and artillery. He therefore abandoned the attack and retired to Lobau. Although the attack was suspended, the Austrians suffered heavier losses than the French, and could not pursue the French, who were therefore saved from a worse attack. The 'Moniteur' attributed the incident to flooding alone. The incident was not much covered by other satirists.
Format	Artwork
Physical Description	Pencil drawing with text in ink. Size 348 x 252 mm.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material	For more depictions of Napoleon see D5459/1/91 etc.
Term	Caricatures
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