Taking leave [graphic].

Description

Title: Taking leave [graphic].
Creator: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Contributor: Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: [12 November 1802]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. Novr. 12, 1802 by W Holland No. 11 Cockspur Street, (removed from Oxford Street
Abstract: Fox (right), hat in hand, bows humbly before Bonaparte (left), who stands arrogantly, arms akimbo, head in profile to the right. The First Consul wears military uniform, boots, an enormous sword; on his head is a mural crown decorated with a cannon and skull and cross-bones, and bristling with sabres, pistols and daggers. Both men are shown full-length and in profile
Description: Title from caption below image.
Attribution to Rowlandson based on style.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Provenance: Gift of Nicholas J.S. Knowles; November 2014.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 31.0 x 23.5 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1802
Etchings England London 1802
Material: engraving and etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
France
Subject (Name): Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Subject (Topic): Foreign relations
Bowing
Emperors
France
Politicians
Great Britain
Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1789-1820
France > Foreign relations > 1789-1820
Bowing
Emperors > France
Politicians > Great Britain
England > 1802
England > London > 1802
Knowles, Nicholas J.S. > Donor

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