British Tars Towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour; the Broad-Bottom Leviathan trying Billy's Old Boat, and the Little Corsican tottering on the Clouds of Ambition 1807

This satirical hand-colored etching by the British artist James Gillray, entitled *British Tars Towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour*, depicts a scene from the Napoleonic Wars in 1807. The print satirizes the political situation in England, with British naval officers pulling a large, multi-headed whale representing the British government towards a fleet of Danish ships. The image is a commentary on the political climate of the time and the role of Britain in the Napoleonic Wars. It is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City.