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A hard passage or Boney playing base on the continent.
1808
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Publisher
- [London] : [s.n.], 1808/09/24.
- People
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- Related Name
- Sauley of Farnham, G., active 1806
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- France—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Spain—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Portugal—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Russia—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Europe—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Peninsular War, 1807-1814—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Animals—Russia—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bears—Russia—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cello—Caricatures and cartoons
- Horn (Musical instrument)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheet music—Caricatures and cartoons
- Maps—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A hard passage or Boney playing base on the continent.
- Call Number
- D North 52/GC112/Box 09/Normal/Prints/Titles H GA 2014.00275
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/p2677366n
- Publisher
- [London] : [s.n.], 1808/09/24.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1808
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 31.4 x 45.2 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Broadley no. 425
- Grego II, p. 98
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Buonaparte, with a drum for a seat, and standing on the map of the Continent, with his foot placed on Spain and Portugal, is trying to scrape through a difficult piece of music, Conquest of Spain and Portugal! the music book is open on a desk before him. "Plague take it, I never met with so difficult a passage before. But if I can once get over the flats we shall do pretty well, for you see the key will then change to B sharp." The Russian bear, with a muzzle on his jaws, is trying to accompany his leader: "Why, that is natural enough, brother Boney, though this French horn of yours seems rather out of order, I think."
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Geo. Sulley Farnham".
- Unsigned by Rowlandson.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- France—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Spain—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Portugal—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Russia—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Europe—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Peninsular War, 1807-1814—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Animals—Russia—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bears—Russia—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cello—Caricatures and cartoons
- Horn (Musical instrument)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheet music—Caricatures and cartoons
- Maps—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/9f176ff7-5646-4d43-9002-d6920b895b85/manifest