Great Hand-Colored and Framed Satire of Napoleon from British Blockade Era <p> NOT AVAILABLE

This is a great hand-colored satire of Napoleon from around the time of the 1810 British Blockade of French-controlled ports. It appears that the piece was framed in the 1920s or 1930s. Napoleon, trying to use concentrated sunlight against the British Fleet, is quoted above: "Fire and gunpowder: They told me a good burning glafs would do the businefs in an instant but it has no more effect than if I threw snowballs at them."

Circa 1810.

Approximately 14" in height by 10" in width.

Paper, glass, wood.

Two eye hooks with wire.

ROBERTS (other words are hard to make out).

This is from a Great Britain collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VEJX12 LBDEX2/12 SeBDEX1/15

7+ (Very Fine+): The item has been well-preserved, with some very small spots of wear to the frame and some very small specks under the glass along the right-hand edge.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.