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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/91 |
| Former Reference | D5459/3/31 |
| Title | Master Boney presenting his little gunboats to the National Institute |
| Date | Sep 1803 |
| Description | On the left Napoleon, wearing white breeches and a blue coat decorated with red and gold, bows holds out two small gunboats, one of which has a French flag and is inscribed 'Launchd at Paris. 1803'. He says to the three assembled men: "There gentlemen - look at these - England must now fall." A man in a green suit and powdered tie-wig examines one of the boats with an eyeglass and replies: "O Wonderful Man - efforts like these must command success - yes- yes - this shall make England tremble!". To the right of him, a man in a powdered tie-wig and pink jacket shrugs his shoulders, splaying out his fingers, and casts his eyes upwards and remarks " Wonderful". On the far right, a man dressed in yellow breeches and waistcoat and a blue coat adds: "Astonishing". Available on CD 158. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | London Pubd Sept 1803 by W. Holland, No 11 Cockspur Street Pall Mall
War broke out between England and France in May 1803, and Napoleon had already begun forming his 'Army of England', assembling at Boulougne in preparation for an invasion. |
| Physical Description | Coloured drawing. Size 345 x 280 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Related Material | For more drawings of Napoleon see D5459/1/93/2, D5459/1/93/14, D5459/1/93/15, D5459/1/93/19, D5459/1/93/23, D5459/1/93/24, D5459/1/93/33, D5459/1/93/36.
For prints depicting Napoleon see D5459/2/40. |
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