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The mock phoenix!!! Or a vain attempt to rise again.
1813
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- Publisher
- [London] : [s.n.], 1813/12/10.
- People
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- 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
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Phoenix (Mythical bird)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Netherlands—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Russia—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Europe—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Furnaces—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fires—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The mock phoenix!!! Or a vain attempt to rise again.
- Call Number
- D North 52/GC112/Box 13/Normal/Prints/Titles Mi-N GA 2014.00375
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/nz806680n
- Publisher
- [London] : [s.n.], 1813/12/10.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1813
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 26.3 x 36.8 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Grego II, p. 262
- Broadley no. 574
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Holland, in the person of a Dutch skipper, and Russia, in that of a Cossack, are blowing and stirring a fire which is to consume the Corsican. Flames are issuing from the furnace, and, in spite of the exertions of the stokers, the figure of the Emperor is seen dwarfed, but still intact, in the thick of the fire, but whether he will rise seems doubtful. His diadem is in full blaze, while the orb and sceptre are snatched away by certain diabolic claws, and the phoenix process threatens to prove a signal failure. Serpents are crawling out of the mouth of the furnace. Showers of snakes, dragons, devils and all kinds of monsters, kin of the phoenix, are hovering amidst the smoke, and making hostile demonstrations against the declining conqueror.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Phoenix (Mythical bird)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Netherlands—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Russia—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Europe—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Furnaces—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fires—Europe—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/f1283d98-fb39-4a56-b497-b850f61b1465/manifest