Dutch embarkation; or, needs must when the Devil drives!! [No. XXI]

Dwarfed by the huge bicorne hat that he wears, Napoleon stands at the left of this image. In his right hand he holds a sword that he points toward the open water on the right. A hefty Dutchman mistrustfully looks over his shoulder toward Napoleon and reluctantly sets one foot inside the small, saucer-shaped boats. Despite his reluctance, the Dutchman must follow Napoleon's orders and sail off in the small boat. At the right of the sheet, several other Dutch citizens in similar vessels aimlessly bob in the water. Sitting cross-legged or crouched, these men overwhelm the boats with their considerable weight. The satirist has represented the Dutch in a typical caricatured fashion; they all intently puff on pipes that rest on their protruding lower lips, and are all quite plump. Dwarfed by the huge bicorne hat that he wears, Napoleon stands at the left of this image. In his right hand he holds a sword that he points toward the open water on the right. A hefty Dutchman mistrustfully looks over his shoulder toward Napoleon and reluctantly sets one foot inside the small, saucer-shaped boats. Despite his reluctance, the Dutchman must follow Napoleon's orders and sail off in the small boat. At the right of the sheet, several other Dutch citizens in similar vessels aimlessly bob in the water. Sitting cross-legged or crouched, these men overwhelm the boats with their considerable weight. The satirist has represented the Dutch in a typical caricatured fashion; they all intently puff on pipes that rest on their protruding lower lips, and are all quite plump. Uncolored engraving published by William Holland. This sheet is a copy made after the original, and it was published in the magazine 'London und Paris,' no. XXI. See explanatory text, George pages 272-4. 1804-01-00 Dialogue: Napoleon: "Come, Come Sir,--No grumbling, I insist on your embarking and destroying the modern Carthage__don't you consider the liberty you enjoy__and the grand flotilla that is to carry you over!" Dialogue: Dutchman: "D__n such Liberty and D__n such a flotilla!! I tell you we might as well embark in walnut shells." Plate Mark: XXI