Friends & foes, up he goes [graphic] : sending the Corsican Munchausen to St. Cloud's.
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Description
- Title
- Friends & foes, up he goes [graphic] : sending the Corsican Munchausen to St. Cloud's.
- Alternative Title
- Friends and foes, up he goes :
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Charles--XIV John,--King of Sweden and Norway,--1763-1844.
Francis--I,--Emperor of Austria,--1768-1835.
Frederick--I,--King of Württemberg,--1754-1816--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821--Caricatures and cartoons.
Pius--VII,--Pope,--1742-1823. - Published / Created
- 1813 December 13
- Copyright Date
- [12 December 1813]
- Publisher
- R. Ackermann, 101 Strand
- Abstract
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"The Powers of Europe toss Napoleon in a blanket. He flies into the air, legs above his head, dropping crown and sceptre, his sword also falls. He exclaims with an agonized expression: "O Misericordé." Three figures hold the front of the sheet, in back view, but with upturned profiles: in the centre is John Bull, a fat 'cit', bald-headed, his hat and wig on the ground. On his left, their hands touching, is a Dutchman smoking, and with a big orange cockade in his hat. On his right is a Spanish don, in feathered hat, ruff, cloak, slashed tunic and breeches. At the extreme ends of the sheet are (left) a Cossack, next the Dutchman, and (right) the fat King of Würtemberg. Seven men hold the farther side of the blanket (left to right): the Pope, wearing his tiara, a man wearing a fur cap with a star, inscribed 'Polar Star', identified in a contemporary hand as Poland, despite the association with Sweden (see British Museum Satires No. 10997). His neighbour is identified as Bernadotte, but resembles Francis I. The next two are identified as Russia and Austria, one is perhaps Bavaria (Russia being represented by the Cossack as England is by John Bull). Next is the hussar who commonly stands for Prussia. A man wearing cocked hat and star is identified as Hanover, but does not resemble the Duke of Cambridge or of Cumberland and is not unlike Bernadotte."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
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Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched below image. - Extent
- 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.6 x 33.7 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 12
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- still image
- Genre
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Etchings--England--London--1813.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1813. - Subject (Name)
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Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Charles--XIV John,--King of Sweden and Norway,--1763-1844.
Francis--I,--Emperor of Austria,--1768-1835.
Frederick--I,--King of Württemberg,--1754-1816--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821--Caricatures and cartoons.
Pius--VII,--Pope,--1742-1823. - Subject (Topic)
- John Bull (Symbolic character)--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
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Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9, no. 12117
Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 262-3
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12946663
- Object ID (OID)
- 11794988