Holland (William)
Harlequin's Invasion,
William Holland, 1803.
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a satirical broadside on Napoleon’s attempt to secure an alliance with Holland, Bonaparte dressed as Harlequin, waving his bat, marked Invincible, towards England as he asks a sceptical fat Dutchman, dressed as a clown, to help him invade, Pope Pius VI as Pantaloon, lies dead on the ground behind them, 4 columns of letterpress verse pasted on below,
original hand-coloured etching, 245 x 350 mm. (9 5/8 x 13 3/4 in), including the text 400 x 350 mm. (15 3/4 x 13 3/4 in), [BM Satires 10060],
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