Gillray01 ~ 'JOHN BULL taking a Luncheon; - or - British Cooks, cramming Old Grumble-Gizzard, with Bonne-Chere.' ~ Published by Hannah Humphrey: October 24, 1798 ~ Hand colored Etching ~ Gillray celebrates British Admiral Nelson's naval victory over Napoleon's fleet at Aboukir Bay at the mouth of the Nile on August 1, 1798, although news of the battle did not reach London until October 2. A plump John Bull is pictured devouring French frigates or "Frigasees", served up to him by Lord Nelson (in the right foreground, with a wound received over his left eye, received in that battle). In the background, John Bull's hat hangs over a print of "Buonaparte in Egypte,"

Framed 19 inches x 23 inches ~ SOLD