Title Information
Title
barbarous & inhuman conduct of Bonaparte, in sacrificing his sick & wounded by burning the Bridge over the Beresina at Stoudenza
Subtitle
Humanitiy Shudders on contemplating the numerous atrocities committed by this Scourge of the human race, no law, either moral or divine, can make an impression of compassion on this ferocious Monster - solely to save his own person, he burnt the bridge at Stoudenza, while yet a part of his Army were passing; & so compeatly was he routed at this Spot, that he lost in drown'd killed, & taken Prisoners upwards of 20,000 Men to the Army commanded by the brave General, Count Wittgenstien, on the 4 Decr. 1812
Non Sort
The
Name: Personal
Name Part
Wright, John Massey
Name Part: Date
1777-1866
Role
Role Term: Text
artist
Name: Personal
Name Part
Hassell, John
Name Part: Date
1767-1825
Role
Role Term: Text
engraver
Type of Resource
still image
Origin Information
Place
Place Term: Code (MARC Country Code)
enk
Place Term: Text
London
Publisher
Hassell & Co.
Date Issued (encoding="w3cdtf")
1813-1814
Date Issued: Start (encoding="w3cdtf", keyDate="yes")
1813
Date Issued: End (encoding="w3cdtf")
1814
Language
Language Term: Code (ISO639-2B)
eng
Physical Description
Extent
1 aquatint; 41.6 x 57.6 cm.
digitalOrigin
reformatted digital
Abstract
7th of 3 series of prints and 2 separate prints bound together; 2nd of 4 colored aquatints by Hassell 'from a painting by J.M. Wright, Esqr. taken from authentic information &. documents'. 'Napoleon crossing the Berezina during the retreat from Russia; with the French emperor on horseback to left, turning back as he crosses a wooden bridge and ordering his men to burn it in the centre, heedless of the remainder of his army which is following him, with men in the water, two clambering onto the bridge to left and women among the followers including one who falls back wounded in a man's arms, to right' -- British Museum
Note
Folio; bound in 3/4 green morocco stamped gold "Prints. Russian Campaign" and marble boards; worn, some plates foxed.
Note: provenance
London, Francis Edwards, 1951.
Subject
Name: Personal
Name Part
Napoleon
Name Part: Date
1769-1821
Name Part: Terms of Address
I, Emperor of the French
Subject
Name: Corporate
Name Part
France. Armée
Subject
Topic
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Topic
Campaigns
Geographic
Russia
Related Item: Host (displayLabel="Collection:")
Title Information
Title
Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Identifier: COLID
13
Identifier: URI
http://dl.lib.brown.edu/askb
Related Item: series
Title Information
Title
Russian Campaign of 1812
Identifier: Local (displayLabel="ASK Brown Call No.")
R 1813-1814 Russia
Identifier: METSID
1318952756156251
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aquatints (prints)
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No Copyright - United States
Access Condition: restriction on access
Collection is open for research.