The gallant Nellson (sic) bringing home two uncommon fierce French crocadiles (sic) from the Nile as a present to the king

Hand-colored etched caricature (after Cruikshank), published Octr. 7, 1798; Nelson, in uniform, leading 2 crocodiles with human faces towards left (Charles James Fox and Richard Brinsley Sheridan), John Bull cheering at right. Hand-colored etched caricature (after Cruikshank), published Octr. 7, 1798; Nelson, in uniform, leading 2 crocodiles with human faces towards left (Charles James Fox and Richard Brinsley Sheridan), John Bull cheering at right. Oblong folio, matted; margins trimmed close; creased, edges worn. London, Parker Gallery, 1953.

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Original record: The gallant Nellson (sic) bringing home two uncommon fierce French crocadiles (sic) from the Nile as a present to the king
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1758 – 1805
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811 (artist)
Fores, Samuel William, 1761-1838 (publisher)
Subject(s): Caricatures
Caricatures and cartoons
Charles James Fox
Cruikshank
John Bull
London, Parker Gallery
Nelson, Horatio Nelson
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Viscount
Type: still image

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