| AltRefNo | Broadley Bath and Piccadilly Vol II p177 |
| Title | Cartoon by Thomas Rowlandson titled "Exhibition at Bullocks Museum of Bonaparte's Carriage taken at Waterloo" |
| Description | After Napoleon's carriage was captured by Major von Keller on 18th June 1815 and presented to the British government. A few weeks later the carriage, with its contents and four of Napoleon’s horses to pull it, were bought from the government by William Bullock for between £2,500 and £3,000. The carriage and contents were exhibited in the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly in January 1816. The show caused a sensation and thousands of people poured into Piccadilly to see it. After six months it was takenm on a nationwide tour. It has been estimated that the exhibit was so popular it made William Bullock a profit in excess of £35,000. |
| Date | 1816 |
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| Access Status | Open |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/893 | Bonaparte; Napoleon (1769-1821); Emperor of France; military & political leader | 1769-1821 |
| NA377 | Rowlandson; Thomas (1756-1827); artist & caricaturist | 1756-1827 |
| DS/UK/2145 | Bullock; William (c1773-1849); traveller, naturalist & Antiquarian | c1773-1849 |
Places
| Code | Set |
| PL1116 | Egyptian Hall/St James, Piccadilly |