Royal amusement or nature will prevail!!, Isaac Cruikshank, between 1800 and 1810

A countryman (r. ) in a smock and his wife (l. ) sit by a table on which is a frothing jug and two full tumblers. She reads the newspaper, and looks up to say: "why this bonny-part be making kings every-day - i should not wonder if thee wast in france, if he made a king of thee john - what wouldst thee do if thee wast a king?" he answers: "do -! why i'd swing on a gate and eat fat bacon all the day long. " he is a broad shock-headed fellow, seated with legs astride, a hand on each knee, a smoking pipe in his right. Hand. A blazing fire burns in the grate. 1807 hand-coloured etching. Date: between 1800 and 1810. Dimensions: Height: 246 mm (cropped); Width: 344 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Napoléon I, Emperor of the French. Collection: British Museum. Royal amusement or nature will prevail!! (BM 1882,0610.67)