Cartoon, The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Cartoon, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, by James Gillray. Depicting Napoleon (ironically in the role of John Bunyan's pilgrim, Christian) having to confront an array of problems, such as a Roman meteor, and aggression from Britain, Turkey, Sicily, Spain, Portugal, Holland, America, Germany, Prussia and Russia. This cartoon was inspired by news of Sir Arthur Wellesley's victory over Napoleon's forces in Portugal (21 August 1808)
Picture No
10956203
Media ID
48224177
Size
6363px x 4313px
(6.9MB)
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
1808
