Collectanea Napoleonica ; being a catalogue of the collection of autographs, historical documents, broadsides, caricatures, drawings, maps, music, portraits, naval and military costume-plates, battle scenes, views, etc., etcrelating to Napoleon Iand his times, 1769-1821 . , baby, lie will iiear you, As he passes by the house ; And he limb from limb will tear you. Just as pussy tears a mouse The golden opportunity which now presented itself to our greatcaricaturists was promptly taken advantage of. Rowlandson, Gillray,the Cruikshanks, Woodward, Williams, and others executed characteristicand sp
Collectanea Napoleonica ; being a catalogue of the collection of autographs, historical documents, broadsides, caricatures, drawings, maps, music, portraits, naval and military costume-plates, battle scenes, views, etc., etcrelating to Napoleon Iand his times, 1769-1821 . , baby, lie will iiear you, As he passes by the house ; And he limb from limb will tear you. Just as pussy tears a mouse The golden opportunity which now presented itself to our greatcaricaturists was promptly taken advantage of. Rowlandson, Gillray,the Cruikshanks, Woodward, Williams, and others executed characteristicand spirited drawings by the dozen, and the publishers not only sold the. NAPOLKOX CAKICATrKE JUG IX LIVERPOOL WAKE. The caricatinc which appears on it -i^ill be found in theNapoleon Collection. prints as fast as the engraver could produce them, but lent out portfoliosfilled with these diverting caricatures for the amusement of the guests atevening parties. Of the 3,200 Napoleonic caricatures known to exist, atleast 1,700 are of English origin. The energy of the song-writers and thedraughtsmen was emulated by the potters of Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol, and 164 COLLECTANEA NAPOLEONICA. Staffordshire, who turned out by the score jugs and mugs adorned withportraits of popular heroes Hke Nelson and Wellington, patriotic verses ofthe Dibdin order, and caricatures of the Man of Destiny, the feared and
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