Description
- Abstract:
- Hand-colored etching (after Cruikshank). Napoleon about to be covered by the Allied 'Extinguisher'. The men surrounding Napoleon from left to right are the Duke of Wellington with a short musket, Francis I, Bernadotte, Tsar Alexander I, with pistols, and a Duitchman
- Notes:
- December 1813
- Dialogue: Generals surrounding Napoleon: ajustez bien la tëte, messieurs et nous aurons bientôt fait. au diable Mr. Buonaparte la main de la justice vas enfin vous mettre votre bonnet de nuit. par dieu sa tëte ressem blera bientôt a du plump-pudding. je lui ferai sonner quelques boules de neige au crane je lui enverrai toutes mes oranges engros
- Label(s): baton magique
- Label(s): Eteignoir des Alliés
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
Cruikshank, George,
"Le chèf de la grande nation dans une triste position"
(1813).
Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Napoleonic Satires from the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:232068/
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