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No. 123 - Modern Tantalus chain'd to a stake at Calais

Courtesy of National Library of Scotland | CC BY 4.0

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Date

1799 - 1805

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J. Jenkins (active 1799-1805)

Collection

National Library of Scotland

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https://digital.nls.uk/85446971

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Viewing the promised land that flows with milk & honey (he shall never enjoy it). Refers to myth of Tantalus who was punished by being unable to eat fruit from a tree above his head or drink water from below him. Napoleon is the "modern Tantalus" and England is "the promised land".
Collective title: Edinburgh characters by J. Jenkins
More details about the album and its contents can be found on the collection website.

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CC BY 4.0

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Courtesy of National Library of Scotland

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Edinburgh, Scotland

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