A hard passage, or, Boney playing base on the Continent [graphic] / Geo. Saulez Farnham.

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11791972

Description

Title
A hard passage, or, Boney playing base on the Continent [graphic] / Geo. Saulez Farnham.
Alternative Title
Boney playing base on the Continent
Boney playing bass on the Continent
Creator
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker.
Contributor
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821--Caricatures and cartoons.
Published / Created
1808 September 24
Copyright Date
[24 September 1808]
Publication Place
[London]
Publisher
R. Ackermann, no. 101 Strand
Abstract

"Napoleon plays a double bass, stooping forward, and looking with an agonized expression towards a music-book on a high stand, the pages headed 'Conquest of / Spain & Portugal' and ending in 'Volti Su . . . .' He says: "Plague take it! I never met with so difficult a 'passage' before - But if I can once get over the 'Flats', we shall do pretty well for you see the 'Key' will then change to B sharp." Behind Napoleon and on the right stand the Russian bear on his hind legs, muzzled, and blowing a French horn. He says: "Why that is 'Natural' enough brother Boney though this 'French horn' of yours seems rather out of Order I think." Napoleon, who wears a large bicorne, stands on a 'Map of the Continent' showing 'Spain' and 'Portugal'. Behind him are a drum and a roll of 'Boney's Orations Vol. 10th'."--British Museum online catalogue.

Description
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched below image.
Extent
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.9 x 34.6 cm, on sheet 27.1 x 35.7 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 9

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Etchings--England--London--1808.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1808.
Watermarks (Paper)--J. Whatman.--CtY-BR
Subject (Name)
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821--Caricatures and cartoons.

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.
Citation
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 11032
Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 98-9

Identifiers

Orbis Record
12879423
Object ID (OID)
11791972

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