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Nic Alias Nap’s March to Elba, or the Downfall of the Napoleon Dynasty
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Published on May 1, 1814, this work is a satire on Naoleon’s exile to Elba.
Napoleon is portrayed not caricatured but sitting on a kicking mule, sits stationary under a gallows, unaware of the Devil, who stands behind hinm on the mule. Two smaller demons stand on the crossbar of the gallows displaying a placard: “Triumphal Arch of the Bona[p]arte Dynasty”. This caricature is chock-full of cultural references, from Joséphine throwing a chamberpot at Napoleon to three bearded Jews clamoring for payment.
This is a fascinating contemporaneous commentary on Napoleon’s defeat from the British perspective.
In the fourfront is a group of four Jews, peddlers and money lenders.
In fine condition belying its more than 200 years of age. Reframed in its c. 1890 wooden frame using new strictly conservation-grade materials.
| Attributes | Value |
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| Attribution Class |
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Medium:
Hand-Colored Etching
Date:
1814
Framed Size:
Attribution Class
Unknown Edition
Sheet Size:
8.25 in. (h) x 15.25 in. (w) x
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