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A tit-bit for a Cossack or the Platoff Prize for the head of Buonaparte.
1813
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 15/Normal/19th c./Artists Doyle-E GA 2011.00829
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1813/01/04.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Russia. Armiia—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France. Armee—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cupid (Roman deity)—Art
- Awards—Russia—Caricatures and cartoons
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Russia—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- Gods, Roman, in art
- Art
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A tit-bit for a Cossack or the Platoff Prize for the head of Buonaparte.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 15/Normal/19th c./Artists Doyle-E GA 2011.00829
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcdj52wh479
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1813/01/04.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1813
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 37.5 x 26.1 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 11994
- Tegg no. 184
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political satire. Military scene. Daughter of Count Platoff dominates the foreground, standing beside two money bags (overflowing with rubles) and Cupid (aiming his arrow); in background, army of Cossacks descending from radiant sky behind storm clouds, above French army on battlefield below.
- Numbered in plate, upper right: "184".
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Wm. Es".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Russia. Armiia—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France. Armee—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cupid (Roman deity)—Art
- Awards—Russia—Caricatures and cartoons
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Russia—History, Military—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- Gods, Roman, in art
- Art
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/1569346e-09a0-49e6-ae80-cc59d4f6b436/manifest