Buonaparte, 48 hours after landing! -Vide. John Bulls home-stroke, armed en masse.

In this loosly etched image, John Bull, (l.), a country bumpkin wearing oak leaves in his cap, carries Napoleon's head high on a pitchfork (r.). The features of Napoleon's face droop in despair, and blood pours out of his severed neck. Cheering British citizens crowd around Bull, raising their guns and the British flag in celebration. In this loosly etched image, John Bull, (l.), a country bumpkin wearing oak leaves in his cap, carries Napoleon's head high on a pitchfork (r.). The features of Napoleon's face droop in despair, and blood pours out of his severed neck. Cheering British citizens crowd around Bull, raising their guns and the British flag in celebration. Published by Humphrey, 1803-07-26. British Museum, BM 10041. This print is one of many invasion prints and may have been drawn from a speech by Cobbett. George supplies a quote from Cobbett in her description of the print: ''here was and is yet to be seen the head of Buonaparte, severed from his body and exhibited on the pike of a volunteer with blood dripping down upon the exulting crowd." George Further notes that the print refers to the Military Service Bill (Levy en Masse Act) that recruited local men between the ages of 17 and 55 four defence of the country. Caption: Pubd. July 26th 1803 by H. Humphrey St. James's Street London Dialogue: John Bull: "Ha! my little Boney!- what dos't thou think of John Bull now?- Plunder Old England, hay?-make French Slaves of us all! hay?-ravish all our Wives & Daughters! hay- O Lord help that silly Head!- to think that Johnny Bull would ever suffer those Lanthorn Jaws to become King of Old England's Roast Beef amd Plumpudding!!" Inscription: "This is to give information for the benefit of all Jacobin Adventurers, that Policies are now open'd at Lloyd's-where the depositer of One Guinea is entitled a Hundred if the Corsican Cut-throat is Alive 48 Hours after Landing on the British Coast." Annotation: P1537