Description
- Abstract:
- This print is a highly allegorical image divided into two sections. In order to describe this complicated image I have relied heavily on the analysis provided by M. D. George. On the left of the sheet is large crowded square in front of Burdett's house in Picadilly. While Burdett's house is dark, the others nearby are brightly lit with transparencies, swags of lights and candles. Crowds in front of the illuminated house cheer, whereas those in front of Burdett's house throw stones and other objects at the windows. In the center is an effigy with a mantle reading "The Mo(u)rning Chronicle." In the left foreground, two allegorical figures, perhaps Discord and Faction, stumble and shield their faces in despair. On the right half of the sheet, the title "The immortal Wellington and his brave fellows in arms," hovers over a dinner party where four figures toast each other. These figures represent Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and Wales. In the center of the table, a dove flies over a centerpiece uniting the national symbols of, thistle, shamrock, rose and a leek respectively. The British lion tramples a French Imperial banner in the right corner.
- Notes:
- Published by Tipper (?), 1812-10-01. Printed in 'The Satirist.' British Museum, BM 11905.
- Dialogue: In building: "Curse them!!! If it must be so illuminate with a dozen dark lanthorns." "Indeed Sir Francis, you must light or they will destroy everything." On building: "Glory of Ireland." "Wellington." "Victory." On banner: "Wellington, Salamanca, Almeida, Cuidad Rodrigo, Badajaz, Talavera, ...orossa." "Hopes of the Party, Obit 22 July 1812."
- Dialogue: "Hurroo joy!!! May the blessings of Saint Patrick and the Sweet Little Island of Saints forever attend..." "Come Gemmen' I'll Give you..." "Cot of his infinite mercy look you forever shower down his plessings and preservations upon..." "Weel said Johnnie! and may (t?)he deel tak the hinmost when drinking everlasting glory an' mae bonnie bra' deeds to..."
- Printed Signature: W. H. Brooke delt. et aqua forts. fecit. Satirist invt.
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"Effects of the arrival of French eagles in England"
(1812).
Napoleonic Satires from the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:232149/
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