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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/93/33 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/164 |
| Title | John Bull rather shy of his Peace Pudding |
| Date | [1800-1809] |
| Description | On the right of the table is seated John Bull, a large man wearing a cap on his head. He has a pained expression and is holding up a fork to his open mouth on which is a piece of pudding labelled 'Separate Peace with Russia' on his fork, and complains:
"It is D____d tough to be sure, - I shall never be able to digest it. Hollo you Whipper Snapper, you may take it back again, - you have kept all the best for yourself."
Napoleon stands the left of the table on which is a huge pudding, parts of which are labelled 'Realities for Boney' and 'Promises for John Bull'. Under his arm is a piece of pudding labelled 'Subjugation of the Continent' and he replies: "Begar Mr Jean Bull it be var good you never know when you are well off it is piping hot - and you will find ver pretty picking." 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 | This may refer to peace negotiations with France in 1806. News of a separate treaty signed with a Russian Minister on 20 Jul 1806 led to the Earl of Lauderdale being sent by Charles James Fox to continue negotiations. |
| Physical Description | Pencil drawing with text in ink. Size 354 x 275 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.
See D5459/2/41 for more on Lauderdale's mission. |
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