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| Title | Gulliver Bull's Return from Copenhagen |
| Subtitle | or Little Boney in a Rage |
| Publisher | Tegg, Thomas, (1776-1845) |
| Place of Publication | England -- London -- Cheapside |
| Date | 1807 |
| Caption Text | Caption on Image:
Gulliver Bull's return from Copenhagen
Or Little Boney in a Rage
London, Pub by T. Tegg, III Cheapside, Oct 1807
Price I.O. Col'd
Dialogue and Signage:
[John Bull] Come along my tight lads—don't mind that little Fellow's blustering—you'll be very Snug in an English Port!
[Napoleon] Oh_dat_damn Jean Bull taking away all de grande Ships_dat I intended to keep for myself!..to augment my grande Navy _ to Invade his little paltry Island!
[Label above ships] Danish Fleet
[Number on upper right of drawing] P.4
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| Historical Notes | This drawing refers to the British takeover of the Danish fleet in 1807. The British guessed that Napoleon would try to capture the fleet, and asked Denmark to let them take the ships into protective custody. Denmark refused, the British attacked, and Denmark quickly capitulated. The British then took the ships back to England to keep them out of Napoleon's reach. The drawing suggests his impotent fury at this development.
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Political cartoons
History--Caricatures & cartoons
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
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| Geographic Coverage | England
Denmark |
| Digital Collection | Napoleonic Period Collection
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| Digital ID Number | NAP030 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Napoleon Collection |
| UW Reference Number | E24 |
| Object Type | Print |
| Physical Description | Etching, hand colored ; plate mark 24 x 34 cm. on sheet 25 x 35 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original drawing in RGB at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, changed to indexed color, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2006. |
