Collectanea Napoleonica ; being a catalogue of the collection of autographs, historical documents, broadsides, caricatures, drawings, maps, music, portraits, naval and military costume-plates, battle scenes, views, etc., etcrelating to Napoleon Iand his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 . he vessels fromwhich our ancestors, while watching the beacons, quaffed their home-brewed beer or homely cider. The subject has certainly not received theattention it deserves, although it presents many attractions and opportuni-ties to the collector. The jug now illustrated belonged originallyto one Elizabeth Smith, probably
Collectanea Napoleonica ; being a catalogue of the collection of autographs, historical documents, broadsides, caricatures, drawings, maps, music, portraits, naval and military costume-plates, battle scenes, views, etc., etcrelating to Napoleon Iand his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 . he vessels fromwhich our ancestors, while watching the beacons, quaffed their home-brewed beer or homely cider. The subject has certainly not received theattention it deserves, although it presents many attractions and opportuni-ties to the collector. The jug now illustrated belonged originallyto one Elizabeth Smith, probably a Cheshire publican, and the frontof it is adorned with amusing rules for the frequenters of one side a soldier of the 71st Regiment is depicted in the act of takingprisoner a French officer in Portugal, whilst on the other we have thetransfer of a well-known caricature in which John Bull is challengingthe murdering Corsican tyrant to mortal combat. Bonaparte (theDevil standing behind him) replies, O vat a Terrible Jean Bull, me behalf afraid, much rather make Peace now I have obtained the Crown. Toreign is worth Ambition, tho in Hell. The Evil One adds, Fight him,dam (sic) him, Bony, youll sooner come home, and you know howimpatiently we wait for EARL WELLINGTON PORTRAIT JUGIN STAFFORDSHIRE WARE. The fine Liverpool jug, on which a soldier of the IMack Watch isportrayed in the act of using Bonaparte as a novel form of bagpipes{see ante), was recently purchased by the writer. The centenary of Trafalgar is possibly responsible for the recentcreation of a series of impudent shams and duffers now beingdiligently planted in the farm-houses and cottages of the West, possibly 166 COLLECTANEA NAPOLEONICA. for the benefit of the unwary collector. Even cracks and chips arecarefully imitated, but the glaze actually covers the transfer, and theprint itself is obviously modern. Napoleon ( The Governor of Europestopd in his career) is saying, Ah, you tarn John Bull, you hav
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