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The English Lamb and the French Tiger, April 1806

 Item — Box: LF104/8 Box 1
Reference code: LF104/8/68

Scope and Contents

Artist: Charles Williams. Published: S. W. Fores. Daniel Lambert (left) sits at a small round dinner-table carving a round of beef. Opposite him Napoleon eats soup from bowl resting on his knees. Both are seated on identical bergères, wide anough for two persons, completely filled by Lambert while Napoleon is in the middle of his too-high seat; his toes rest on the feathers of his huge bicorne which lies on the ground. Beside Lambert's beef are a salt-cellar, loaf, and huge foaming tankard of 'Brow[n] [S]tout'. Above their heads: 'Roast Beef, and French Soup'. Lambert carves placidly; Napoleon with raised spoon regards the beef with a sinister stare. Partial description from the British Museum.

Dates

  • Creation: April 1806

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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