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| Creator: | Williams, C |
| Title: | A trip to Paris or John Bull and his wife invited to the honors of the sitting!! / W.S. sculpt |
| Imprint: | London : S.W.Fores |
| Date: | 1802 |
| Format: | Etching |
| Ref. no.: | P&D000200 |
| Copies: |
NAP: Heber Mardon D 200 |
| Coverage: | Not local . France . Monarchs . Napoleon I . Caricatures . 1802 |
| Last Updated: |
09/12/2004 |
| Associated text: |
BONEY -16- A TRIP TO PARIS OR IOHN BULL AND HIS SPOUSE INVITED TO THE HONORS OF THE SITTING!! / W.S. scpt [by C.Williams]. - [London] : Pubd...by S.W.Fores 50 Piccadilly , May 14th 1802. Heber Mardon B200; George 9864; Broadley A851. The definitive treaty of peace arrived in London from Amiens on 29 March to much rejoicing. On 2 April the streets of Exeter were illuminated by large painted transparencies and there was a firework display in the Cathedral Close. Soon English visitors were flocking to France. Napoleon, not caricatured and wearing consular dress, is seen welcoming John Bull and his new wife Hibernia, married to him by the Act of Union of 1801. Napoleon's politeness is contrasted amusingly with the awkwardness of John Bull and the grossness of his newly acquired wife. |
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