A Spanish version of Gillray’s 1803 satire ‘Maniac Raving’s-or-Little Boney in a Strong Fit’, the texts in the plate adapted to the Spanish relationship with France during the Peninsular War - after the invading French armies were defeated by the Span...
Description:
Title from text above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 and Gillray, James, 1756-1815
Subject (Topic):
History, Foreign public opinion, Spanish, Political satire, Spanish, Anger, Globes, Chairs, Documents, Fire, and Smoke
"Napoleon, advancing down a gently sloping causeway of rock which traverses water and flames, is halted by 'Leo Britannicus' who bounds savagely towards him. He drops a short chain attached to the nose of the 'Russian Bear', a huge white creature at h...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Septr. 24th, 1808, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, London
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844, Mustafa IV, Sultan of the Turks, 1779-1808, and Charles XII, King of Sweden, 1682-1718
Subject (Topic):
Peninsular War, 1807-1814, Monsters, Fire, Lions, Bears, and Eagles
"Napoleon, advancing down a gently sloping causeway of rock which traverses water and flames, is halted by 'Leo Britannicus' who bounds savagely towards him. He drops a short chain attached to the nose of the 'Russian Bear', a huge white creature at h...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Septr. 24th, 1808, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, London
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844, Mustafa IV, Sultan of the Turks, 1779-1808, and Charles XII, King of Sweden, 1682-1718
Subject (Topic):
Peninsular War, 1807-1814, Monsters, Fire, Lions, Bears, and Eagles
