Johnny Bull's defiance to Bonaparte! – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Johnny Bull's defiance to Bonaparte!, a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Johnny Bull's defiance to Bonaparte!
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John Bull, the stout caricature who stood for the British nation, faces Napoleon Bonaparte in this etching, and the title makes his defiance the point. The print dates to December 1803, months after Britain renewed its war with France in May and the Peace of Amiens fell apart, when invasion threats across the Channel were a common topic. London publisher William Holland issued it as a hand-coloured etching, and prints like this were typically sold in shop windows, where passersby gathered to read the captions. Its tone of stubborn national pride was typical of the period's satire.
| Created / published | 1803 Dec. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Notes | Hand-coloured etching, pub. by William Holland (not in BM). Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,098 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172854 |
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