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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/69 |
| Former Reference | D5459/3/12 |
| Title | Buonaparte and his Old Friend on their Travels |
| Date | 15 Nov 1808 |
| Description | Napoleon holds a telescope and looks towards the distant setting sun, which is marked 'EAST INDIES'. It is being pointed out by a large black devil, standing slightly behind Napoleon. The devil says: ""There my fine little fellow - what do you think of that prospect - I always told you there was nothing got by staying at home, - that is the way to dish John Bull."
Napoleon replies:
"It is certainly a very inviting prospect." On the far right are the jaws of hell, with devils hiding inside. One says: "I always said with the help of our Old Master that we should have him at last."
Available on CD 163. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | No 64
Woodward delt
Pubd 15th Novemr 1808 by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside
Napoleon had planned to expand in the East, but these were were frustrated by the Spanish rising of 1808. |
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| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 346 x 250 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Related Material | For more on Napoleon see D5459/2/40 |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 11052 |
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