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Bonaparte entering Paris, March 20th 1815, attended by Genl. Bertrand and another officer, Escorted by only 20 Dragoons, Louis 18th precipitately fled at his approach - Napoleon left Elba to invade France & traversed upwards of 300 miles in that Country without encountering the smallest opposition from the King's Troops, but on the contrary was everywhere received by the Military with unanimous acclamations of "Vive l'Empereur"

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Year:
1815
Contributor:
Sidebotham, J., active 1802-1820's (publisher)
Genre:
etchings (prints)
Subject:
Napoleon > 1769-1821 > I, Emperor of the French
Local ID:
FrBP1815mf-5
Extent:
1 etching; 25 x 35.2 cm.

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Abstract:
Hand-colored etched semi-caricature published by Sidebotham, Dublin; Napoleon standing and bowing in landau, accompanied by 2 officers, followed by mounted soldiers with pennant, cheering spectators in front of buildings in background.
Notes:
Small oblong folio; margins trimmed; clean.
Paris, Bihn, 1952.

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"Bonaparte entering Paris, March 20th 1815, attended by Genl. Bertrand and another officer, Escorted by only 20 Dragoons, Louis 18th precipitately fled at his approach - Napoleon left Elba to invade France & traversed upwards of 300 miles in that Country without encountering the smallest opposition from the King's Troops, but on the contrary was everywhere received by the Military with unanimous acclamations of 'Vive l'Empereur'" (1815). Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:225060/

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