Spanish patriots balancing The old Assembly House

The old Assembly House

The caption refers to dance steps indulged in by the citizen to avoid injury

'The Inauguration - The Great Exhibition

The upper half shows exhibits from Belgium and France

He holds a candlestick fitted with a saveall

Spanish patriots balancing The old Assembly HouseSpanish patriots, 1809. The red and yellow flags of the Spanish are held high while the French tricolour drags on the ground. At Baylen in southern Spain an uprising of Spanish insurgents led by General Castaenos defied French occupation of Spain and Portugal and forced General Dupont, leader of the French force, to surrender in August 1808.