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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/1/93/18
Former ReferenceD5459/1/161
TitleJohn Bull in Portugal : or Junot in the Dumps
Date[1808]
DescriptionOn the right John Bull in uniform, berates a seated Junot: "What you are pretty sick of it are you Mr Jew - Knotty, you though John Bull could do nothing out of his Element. What a fine Fellow you must be to tell the Foreign-neers here to keep in their houses, and the leave the English to you if they should dare to approch [sic] - I wonder you arent ashamed of yourself." Available on CD 158.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationIn November 1807 the French General Junot occupied Lisbon. He was defeated by Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington) at Vimiero on 21 Aug 1808.
Physical DescriptionPencil drawing with text in ink. Size 336 x 255 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related MaterialSee D5459/1/93/16 for another depiction of the British in Portugal.
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