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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 2 - Prints by Woodward (Dated) - 1785-1812

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/2/54
Former Reference	D5459/3/24
Title	John Bull Making Observations on the Comet
Date	10 Nov 1807
Description	On the right, John Bull, a fat 'cit' in a bob wig, bends in order to look at the sun through a telescope. At the centre of the sun is a bust portrait of George III, while making its way towards the sun from the left, is a comet with the head of Napoleon. John Bull comments: " Aye - Aye Master comet - you may attempt your Periheliums - or your Devil heliums for what I care but take the word of an Old Man you'll never reach the sun depend upon it". Beneath the sun is a the Channel with warships on it.
Level	SubSeries
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	274 Woodward Delin : Rowlandson scul London Printed for Thos Tegg 111 Cheapside 10th Nov 1807 Price One shilling coloured Napoleon had been building up a coalition to help him try and defeat England, and in the summer of 1807 he signed the treaty of Tilsit with Russia, effectively dismantling Prussia. A comet had been sighted in England in the autumn of 1807.
Related Material	For more on Napoleon see D5459/2/39 etc.
Publication Note	BM Sat 10766

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