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The Corsican and his blood hounds at the window of the Thuilleries looking over Paris.
1815
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- Call Number
- D North 51/GC112/Box 04/Normal/Prints/Titles Co-Cz GA 2014.00160
- Publisher
- [London] : [s.n.], 1815/04/16.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- Death (Personification)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Devil—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Paris (France)—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Human skeleton—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tuileries Palace (Paris, France)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Palaces—France—Paris—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The Corsican and his blood hounds at the window of the Thuilleries looking over Paris.
- Call Number
- D North 51/GC112/Box 04/Normal/Prints/Titles Co-Cz GA 2014.00160
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/k930c5135
- Publisher
- [London] : [s.n.], 1815/04/16.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1815
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 24.5 x 35.5 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Grego II, pp. 292-293
- Broadley no. 213
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Boney, on his arrival in Paris, proceeded to his old quarters in the Tuileries, whence Louis the Eighteenth had but just departed....In the picture we have the streets of Paris represented as being filled with a surging multitude of enthusiasts, while standards, eagles, and heads of enemies are held up on pikes, by the wilder fanatics, as signs of encouragement. Death and the Devil are tempting the Corsican from the balcony of the Tuileries. In 'return for more horrors' and in exchange for 'death and destruction' all that he sees is offered the conqueror. The bony skeleton is pointing out the bargain with his dart, but Time's hourglass is standing unperceived at Napoleon's side and the sand is running forth. The figure of the Devil is resting his arms fraternally on the shoulders of Boney and Marshal Ney and drawing them into an ill-starred embrace. The other marshals and adherents are in the rear. But a marked expression of apprehension is shown on the faces of the e
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- Death (Personification)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Devil—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Paris (France)—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Human skeleton—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tuileries Palace (Paris, France)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Palaces—France—Paris—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/8a021979-1b15-40eb-ba0f-cb1903a05d60/manifest