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Hell hounds rallying round the idol of France.
1815
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- Publisher
- [London] : [s.n.], 1815/04/08.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Demonology—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Europe—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Idols and images—France—Caricatures and cartoons
- Beheading—Europe—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Hell hounds rallying round the idol of France.
- Call Number
- D North 52/GC112/Box 09/Normal/Prints/Titles H GA 2014.00281
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/jq085t08m
- Publisher
- [London] : [s.n.], 1815/04/08.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1815
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 26.3 x 37.8 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Grego II, p. 291
- Broadley no. 433
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: The enthusiasm with which the return of "Boney" was hailed, from his landing in France till his arrival in the capital, and the devoted reception he encountered from his old followers, are made the subjects of more than one travesty. In the present case the head and bust of the Emperor, on a colossal scale - his throat encircled by a hangman's noose - is elevated on an immense pyramid of human heads, his decapitated victims. A brace of demons are flying through the air to encircle the brow of this apostle of freedom with a crown of blazing pitch. A ring of excited demons, with horns, claws, hoofs and tails, but bearing the heads and faces of Napoleon's supporters, are dancing in triumph around the idol they have replaced. From labels attached to the ropes which surround the throttles of these enthusiastic Bonapartists we discover the so-called "Hell Hounds" to be Marshals Ney, Lefebre, Davoust, Vandamme, Savery, Caulincourt, with Fouche, and others.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Demonology—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Europe—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Idols and images—France—Caricatures and cartoons
- Beheading—Europe—History—19th century—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/7aa6de8c-6bcc-43f6-90ab-aa73f7ae9462/manifest