The history of the nineteenth century in caricature . onthe cliffs of Calais. John Bull, watching him, is not satis-fied. Yes, yes, it be all very fine, if it be true; but I cantforget that d—d Omnium last week. . I will tell thee what,Charley, since thee hast become a great man, I think in myheart thee beest always conjuring. The cartoon entitled Westminster Conscripts under theTraining Act appeared September 1, 1806. Napoleon,the drill sergeant, is elevated on a pile of cannon-balls; he isgiving his authoritative order to Ground arms. Theinvalided Fox has been wheeled to the ground in his ar
The history of the nineteenth century in caricature . onthe cliffs of Calais. John Bull, watching him, is not satis-fied. Yes, yes, it be all very fine, if it be true; but I cantforget that d—d Omnium last week. . I will tell thee what,Charley, since thee hast become a great man, I think in myheart thee beest always conjuring. The cartoon entitled Westminster Conscripts under theTraining Act appeared September 1, 1806. Napoleon,the drill sergeant, is elevated on a pile of cannon-balls; he isgiving his authoritative order to Ground arms. Theinvalided Fox has been wheeled to the ground in his arm-chair; the Prince of Wales plume appears on the back of hisseat. Other figures in the cartoon are Lord Lauderdale,Lord Grenville, Lord Howick, Lord Holland, Lord RobertSpencer, Lord Ellenborough, the Duke of Clarence, LordMoira, Lord Chancellor Erskine, Colonel Hanger, andTalleyrand. Gillray has left a cartoon commemorating the arrival ofthe Danish squadron, under the title of British Tars Tow-ing the Danish Fleet into Harbor; the Broad Bottom. #/ Co/?*f////</?/7l- Iapoleon : Dear cousfn, how do you find my condition ? ardinal Fksch : Sire, it cannot last. Your Majesty has too bad a constitution. From the collection of John Leonard Dudley, Jr. CENTURY IN CARICATURE 43 Leviathan trying to swamp Billys Old Boat; and the LittleCorsican Tottering on the Clouds of Ambition. This car-toon was issued October i, 1807. Lords Liverpool andCastlereagh are lustily rowing the Billy Pitt; Canning,seated in the stern, is towing the captured fleet into Sheerness,with the Union Jack flying over the forts. Copenhagen,smoking from the recent bombardment, may be distinguishedin the distance. In Sheerness harbor the sign of Good OldGeorge is hung out at John Bulls Tavern; John Bull isseated at the door, a pot of porter in his hand, waving hishat and shouting: Rule Britannia! Britannia Rules theWaves! That the expedition did not escape censure isshown by the figure of a three-headed porpoise
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