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Background imageSyntax Collection: Modern Athenians plate 1 - Edinburgh

Modern Athenians plate 1 - Edinburgh
Alexander Youngson on the left hand plate, approaching John Sheriff, alias Dr. Syntax, on the right hand plate. Youngson was apparently not happy about being depicted with Dr

Background imageSyntax Collection: The Cellar Quartetto

The Cellar Quartetto: Dr Syntax and companions in the wine cellar

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte crowning himself Emperor

Napoleon Bonaparte crowning himself Emperor of France at Notre Dame, 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

Background imageSyntax Collection: Syntax Star-Gazing

Syntax Star-Gazing
Dr Syntax shows a lady the stars through a telescope, while the butler trips over a dog on the stairs and drops his tray of crockery

Background imageSyntax Collection: London / Hyde Park

London / Hyde Park
Dr Syntax in Hyde Park

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte and the Red Man, 1815

Napoleon Bonaparte and the Red Man, 1815
Napoleon Bonaparte and the Red Man (the Devil), 1815. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte watching the Fire of Moscow, 1812

Napoleon Bonaparte watching the Fire of Moscow, 1812
Napoleon Bonaparte watching the Fire of Moscow after the Battle of Borodino, 1812. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte meeting Tsar Alexander

Napoleon Bonaparte meeting Tsar Alexander
Napoleon Bonaparte meeting Russian Tsar Alexander on a raft in the middle of the Neman River, for the Treaty of Tilsit, 1807

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax, Death of Punch (his horse)

Dr Syntax, Death of Punch (his horse). Date: 1821

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax lamenting the loss of his wife

Dr Syntax lamenting the loss of his wife. Date: 1820

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax at the funeral of his wife

Dr Syntax at the funeral of his wife. Date: 1820

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte forced to abdicate

Napoleon Bonaparte forced to abdicate by Marshal Michel Ney who holds pistols to his head, while a Turk sharpens a scimitar outside

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte arriving on the island

Napoleon Bonaparte arriving on the island of Elba for his exile, 1814. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte pursued by Cossacks, 1813

Napoleon Bonaparte pursued by Cossacks, 1813
Napoleon Bonaparte escaping out of a window as the front door is smashed in by Russian Cossacks after the Battle of Leipzig, 1813

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleons Army retreating from the battlefied

Napoleons Army retreating from the battlefied
Napoleon Bonaparte and his Army retreating from the battlefied of Liepzig, after the premature destruction of the bridge on the Elster River, 1813

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonapartes first interview with

Napoleon Bonapartes first interview with his second wife, Maria Louise, Duchess of Palma, at Compiegne, 1810. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte directing the French Army

Napoleon Bonaparte directing the French Army artillery over a bridge in the Great St. Bernard Pass when crossing the Alps, 1800

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte leading the grenadiers

Napoleon Bonaparte leading the grenadiers into the Council of Five Hundred in the coup of 18 Brumaire. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte abandoning the Revolutionary

Napoleon Bonaparte abandoning the Revolutionary Army in Egypt, 1799. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte ordering his troops to

Napoleon Bonaparte ordering his troops to storm the fortress of Acre, Egyptian Campaign, 1799. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte ordering the poisoning

Napoleon Bonaparte ordering the poisoning of plague-ridden French troops after the Siege of Jaffa, Egyptian Campaign, 1799

Background imageSyntax Collection: The blindfolded Austrian officer at the Battle of Ulm, 1805

The blindfolded Austrian officer at the Battle of Ulm, 1805
The blindfolded Austrian officer (Prince Maurice Liechtenstein) forced to capitulate to Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Ulm, 1805

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte and the Revolutionary Army

Napoleon Bonaparte and the Revolutionary Army looting artworks and relics in Milan during the Italian Campaign, 1796. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte leading a charge

Napoleon Bonaparte leading a charge on the bridge at the Battle of Lodi, 1796. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax

Background imageSyntax Collection: Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine at Notre Dame, 1804

Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine at Notre Dame, 1804
Marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais at Notre Dame, 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte directing the Suppression

Napoleon Bonaparte directing the Suppression
Napoleon Bonaparte directing an artillery firing squad at the Suppression after the Siege of Toulon (ordered by Paul Barras and Stanislas Freron)

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon working the gun at Toulon

Napoleon working the gun at Toulon
Napoleon working the gun at the Siege of Toulon, 1793. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815

Background imageSyntax Collection: Napoleon blowing up his comrades

Napoleon blowing up his comrades. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815

Background imageSyntax Collection: Title page with calligraphy and vignettes

Title page with calligraphy and vignettes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax disputing his bill with the landlady

Dr Syntax disputing his bill with the landlady
Dr Syntax disputes the landladys bill while the hotel servants watch to see who will win (our money is on the landlady !). Date: 1815

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax sketching the lake

Dr Syntax sketching the lake
Dr Syntax in Englands Lake District sketches the scene before him. At this time, tourists carried sketch books the way later travellers would carry cameras. Date: 1815

Background imageSyntax Collection: A lecture at the London Institution

A lecture at the London Institution
Dr Syntax attends a scientific lecture at the London Institution. Date: 1820

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax at Covent Garden Theatre

Dr Syntax at Covent Garden Theatre
Doctor Syntax watching a performance of Henry IV at Covent Garden Theatre, London. Date: 1812

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax witnessing the fate of his play

Dr Syntax witnessing the fate of his play (at Drury Lane Theatre, London). Date: 1820

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax taking possession of his living

Dr Syntax taking possession of his living
Doctor Syntax taking possession of his living - entering his drive in a horse and carriage with his wife by his side. Date: circa 1813

Background imageSyntax Collection: Lands End, Cornwall - Dr Syntax rock

Lands End, Cornwall - Dr Syntax rock - bearing a remarkable similarity to the profile of the comic character created by William Combe and the cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson in 1812. Date: circa 1907

Background imageSyntax Collection: Signing the Treaty of Peace at Vienaa [sic]

Signing the Treaty of Peace at Vienaa [sic]. Coloured aquatint by J C Stadler after William Heath, published by Thomas Tegg, 1 April 1818

Background imageSyntax Collection: The Doctors dream

The Doctors dream
Having fallen asleep in a room lined with books, Dr Syntax dreams that the books have grown wings and heads of various acquaintances and are flying around above him. Date: 1813

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax in danger

Dr Syntax in danger. Syntax is unwell and tended to by a doctor who asks him to put his tongue out; servants panic and one rushes in with a dish of boiling water accompanied by an excitable dog

Background imageSyntax Collection: Intelligence of the Battle of Ligny

Intelligence of the Battle of Ligny. Coloured aquatint by J C Stadler after William Heath, published by Thomas Tegg, 1 April 1818. Wellington at a Ball receiving news, 16th June 1815

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax robbed in St Giles

Dr Syntax robbed in St Giles, London. Date: 1820

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax with the Skimerton riders

Dr Syntax with the Skimerton riders
Dr Syntax with the Skimerton [Skimmington] riders. Date: 1820

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax behind the scenes at the opera

Dr Syntax behind the scenes at the opera, in London. Date: 1820

Background imageSyntax Collection: Tour of Dr Syntax 1813

Tour of Dr Syntax 1813
Dr Syntax sits at his desk, planning his next trip. Date: 1813

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax losing his way

Dr Syntax losing his way
Whilst riding in the open country, Dr Syntax stops to look at a signpost

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax making his will

Dr Syntax making his will
A comfortable looking Dr Syntax dictates the conditions of his will

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax meditating on the tombstones

Dr Syntax meditating on the tombstones
Dr Syntax meditates, whilst standing on a tombstone, amongst the cemetery worker and his family

Background imageSyntax Collection: Dr Syntax returned from his tour

Dr Syntax returned from his tour
Having returned from a journey, Dr Syntax sits smoking before the hearth, talking to a lady who is wielding a whip



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