‘Effects of the Arrival of French Eagles in England’, 1812
Coloured etching by W H Brooke and the 'Satirist', 1812.
After William Henry Brooke, 1812.
Published by the 'Satirist', 1 Oct 1812.
A satire on the celebrations in London on the nights of 16th-19th August, after the arrival of dispatches announcing the victory of Salamanca and the captured French eagles: only the Whigs had been against the campaign.
Inscribed at the bottom as title.
Associated with the Battle of Salamanca, Peninsular War (1808-1814).