Cartoon, Siege de la Colonne de Pompee
Cartoon, Siege de la Colonne de Pompee [Pompey's Pillar, a Roman triumphal column], Science in the Pillory, by James Gillray. Showing Turks and Bedouins at the base of a tall Corinthian column, on top of which is a group of terrified Frenchmen (one of whom is possibly Napoleon). The Arabs have lit a fire at the base of the column. A satirical depiction of an incident which took place in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1798
Picture No
10956062
Media ID
48223562
Size
4372px x 5754px
(6.1MB)
Credit
© The Sharp Illustration Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Cartoon in The Works of James Gillray, the Caricaturist; with the History of His Life and Times, edited by Thomas Wright, 1873
Date
1799
