The Russian Bear and the English Bull Dog join together to attack Napoleon, represented here with the body of a monkey and a human head. The Bear stands behind Napoleon and grips his flailing arms with large paws, while his teeth rip into the cocked hat on top of Napoleon's head. The Bull Dog, (l.), wearing a golden collar inscribed "Wellington," attacks Napoleon head-on and prepares to leap for his throat. Although Napoleon struggles to escape, he is clearly no match for the two larger, more powerful, animals. Lying on the ground in front of this scene is a paper upon which is written "French Policy/ Fraud Cruelty/& Plunder."
Notes:
Published by William Holland. In her description of this image, Mary George notes that this sheet was one of the first prints dealing with the invasion of Russia. By mid-July of 1812, England and Russia had signed a peace treaty, and on 22 August, the 'Gazette' reported that English naval forces helped to defend Riga. 1812-08-24
Caption: London Pub August 24th 1812 by William Holland No 11 Cockspur St.
Verse: "Dame Mischief my say "Spare my Monkey good Sirs"/ But I'll tell you what's best to be done/ The Villain delights in such mischievous stirs/ That 'tis wisest to stop all his Fun/ So Bruin and Growler each play your part/ And worry this troublesome Blade,/ Then Peace shall again delight ev'ry Heart,/ And the Rogue will be robb'd of his Trade.
"The bear the bull Dog and the monkey"
(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:232217/
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