Samuel William Fores - Bodleian Libraries, Gulliver towing the fleet into Lilliput
Summary
Satire on the siege of Copenhagen. (British political cartoon); A satire on the capture of the Danish fleet, 7 Sept. 1807. George III repeats his pose as the king of Brobdingnag. Standing on a Martello tower, he looks through a spyglass at Admiral Gambier who tows the Danish fleet towards England. Napoleon and his allies, Spain, Germany, Holland and Russia, watch from the further shore. Talleyrand kneels behind Napoleon.; Krumbhaar 471. BMC and Krumbhaar repeat Broadley's statement that on his impression George Cruikshank noted that the coast was put in by him. On this copy a pencil note in lower right corner reads: work by G. Ck.
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1807 cartoons
caricatures of george iii of the united kingdom
caricatures of napoleon i of france
caricatures of personifications of spain
charles maurice de talleyrand
curzon collection
flags of the united kingdom in art
gullivers travels
jack tar
james gambier 1st baron gambier
napoleonic wars
naval ships of denmark in art
personifications of holland
samuel william fores
bodleian libraries university of oxford
flag
george iii
spain
national stereotypes germany
flags danish
Date
16/10/1807
Source
Bodleian Libraries University of Oxford
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Copyright info
public domain