A French satire on the British administration, who are shown gathered around a table with bottles and glasses (two of which are toppled over) and a battle plan (’Plan de Berlin’) drawn on the tablecloth. The men are mostly yawning, asleep or looking bored. Even the dog in the foreground looks to be toppling over with fatique. A servant also yawning enters from the left with a bootjack carrying slippers(?). In 1806, French forces under Napoleon occupied Prussia, pursued the remnants of the shattered Prussian Army, and captured Berlin
Alternative Title:
Deliberations des politiques anglais sur la guere and Deliberations des politiques anglais sur la guerre
Description:
Title etched below image; the letter "n" in "plan" is etched backwards., For a variant state lacking alternative title and other text at bottom of plate, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1993,1107.60., "Déposé à la Bibliothèque Imp."--Beneath lower left corner of image., "Et presentement chez Basset Md. d'estampes et fabricant de papiers, peints, Rue St. Jacques au coin de colle des Mathurines, No. 64"--Below title., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet
Subject (Geographic):
Germany.
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Campaigns, Military officers, British, Tables, Bottles, and Drinking vessels
