This is either a lampoon aimed at Napoleon making out he is a monkey or has reference to the Hartlepool Monkey. The “Hartlepool monkey” is a local legend about a monkey that was hanged by townspeople during the Napoleonic Wars, who mistook it for a French spy. This story gave rise to the nickname “Monkey Hangers” for people from Hartlepool. The legend is commemorated by a bronze statue in Hartlepool’s marina and the mascot of the local football club, Hartlepool United.
Height: 5 ΒΌ”
Condition: The pipe and tip of his tail restored