The Oak and the Mushroom
Satirical Print
1803 (published)
1803 (published)
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Etching showing a British sailor standing beside an oak tree and looking down at a mushroom shaped like Napoleon. The sailor carries a club and is saying "You may look as cross as you Please master Mushroom - but here stands the British Oak - and by St George and the Dragon not a leaf of it shall Fall to the Ground."
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Title | The Oak and the Mushroom (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Etching, coloured by hand |
Brief description | 'The Oak and the Mushroom'. Caricature of Napoleon c.1803 |
Physical description | Etching showing a British sailor standing beside an oak tree and looking down at a mushroom shaped like Napoleon. The sailor carries a club and is saying "You may look as cross as you Please master Mushroom - but here stands the British Oak - and by St George and the Dragon not a leaf of it shall Fall to the Ground." |
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Accession number | E.510-1943 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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