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Heath (William) - A Lecture on Heads as Deliverd by
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Monkeys Allowance more kicks than Dumplings, 2 rousing satires on the victory at Waterloo, the first depicts Wellington and Blücher routing the French army, the second shows the allied sovereigns and military commanders in a circle, all kicking Napoleon who stands in the centre, etchings, the second with original hand-colouring, 195 x 285mm. and 200 x 265mm., both trimmed on or just inside the platemark, [BM Satires 12557 and 12559, respectively], S. Knight, 1815 § Rowlandson (Thomas) R. Ackermann's Transparency on the Victory of Waterloo, Wellington and Blücher attack Napoleon on horseback, with sword and blunderbuss, respectively, original hand-coloured etching, 215 x 335mm., [BM Satires 12561], R. Ackermann, 1815; with the erroneously titled A Side Dish for the City of London Feast June 18th, 1814, depicting Napoleon skewered on a platter, as John Bull leaps up in a giant tankard of ale, [not in BM Satires], W. Holland, 1815; and The Capture of Bonaparte's Carriage, Papers and Treasures, after Major von Keller, [not in BM Satires], c.1815 (5) News of the victory at Waterloo, on June 18th, first reached London via a Rothschild agent on June 20th, followed by the arrival of Wellington's dispatch on the 21st, and was finally made public on the 22nd.
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Heath (William) - A Lecture on Heads as Deliverd by

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