Cartoon,Britannia,Napolean I,Siddmouth,Sheridan,Napoleanic Wars,1803,Courage

Title: Physical air,-or-Britannia recover'd from a trance;-also, the patriotic courage of Sherry Andrew; & a peep thro' the fog
Creator(s): Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver
Date Created/Published: [London : pubd. by H. Humphrey, 1803]
Summary: Cartoon showing Britannia, terrified, faint, and dishevelled, sitting on the ground supported by Addington and Hawkesbury, and defended by Sheridan, a Silenus-like and ragged Harlequin. They are on the Dover coast, towards which are advancing many rowboats filled with little French soldiers, lead by Napoleon. The distant French coast is covered with troops marching towards the shore.
Notes:
Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821.
Sidmouth, Henry Addington,--Viscount,--1757-1844.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley,--1751-1816.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Proposed invasion of England, 1793-1805.
Britannia (Symbolic character)--1800-1810.
Engravings--Color--1800-1810.
Satires (Visual works)--British--1800-1810.
Bookmark /94509063/
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