An allegory [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- An allegory [graphic]
- Creator
- Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
- Contributor
- McLean, T. publisher.
- Published / Created
- [approximately May 1828]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. by T. McLean 26 Haymarket
- Abstract
-
"Nicholas I, in uniform with plumed cocked hat, rides (right to left) a gigantic Russian eagle, his sword raised to slash. The eagle holds in one of its beaks a round wicker coop which it drops over a turkey crouching on a grassy slope (left). From each predatory beak a cloud issues, inscribed WAR in large elaborate letters. The heraldic bird is very much alive, one claw clutching a sceptre, the other an orb. The Tsar stands in his stirrups; his saddle is superimposed on the shield on the bird's breast on which is a mounted knight in armour with visor down and sword raised. To the shield are appended eagles and other emblems. Far below (right) is a snow-covered plain where tiny Cossacks gallop with levelled spears, chasing Turks, The sky is filled with flame and smoke from blazing buildings. On the left from among the smoke emerges the dark silhouette of a profile bust of Napoleon; he says: Europe look well to this beware of the Kelmuc [sic]."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title from caption below image.
Print signed using William Heath's device: A man with an umbrella.
Approximate date of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Numbered in ms. at top of sheet: 219. - Provenance
- Caricatures II; September 1968;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 24.3 x 36 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 828.05.00.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1828
Etchings England London 1828
Artists' devices
Annotations (Provenance) 19th century - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 1796-1855
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 - Subject (Topic)
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Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829
Cages
Ceremonial objects
Daggers & swords
Eagles
Poultry houses
Scepters
Turkeys - Subjects
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Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829
Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 1796-1855 > Caricatures and cartoons
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cages
Ceremonial objects
Daggers & swords
Eagles
Poultry houses
Scepters
Turkeys
England > 1828
England > London > 1828
19th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9586570
- Object ID (OID)
- 10970413