The rogues march [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The rogues march [graphic].
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [15 April 1814]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. April 15, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
- Abstract
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"Napoleon is being drummed out of France. His right wrist is tied to the left wrist of Joseph Bonaparte; they are led forward, abjectly crouching, by Blücher, who holds the rope attached to the noose round Napoleon's neck. Napoleon has long ass's ears and wears a fool's cap inscribed 'Transported for Life'; his brother's cocked hat is inscribed 'Coward and Thief'. Both are assailed by serpentine monsters, barbed and scaly, which bite their legs, one inscribed 'Execration', the other 'Detestation'. Both wear uniform with the coats without epaulets and cut off at the waist. Blücher carries against his shoulder a long pole on which is a placard: 'Napolean, Late Emperor of the French, King of Italy Protecter of the Confederation of the Rhine, Grand Arbiter of the fate of Nations &c &c &c but now by the permission of the Allied Sovereigns, Exile in the Isle of Elba an Outcast from Society a fugitive a Vagabond. Yet this is the conceited Mortal who said, I have never been seduced by prosperity Adversity will not be able to overcome me--' Behind (left) the sovereigns of Europe gleefully dance in a ring, holding hands, round two flag-staffs from which float two large flags, the Bourbon flag dotted with fleur-de-lis and inscribed 'Rejoice O ye Kings Vive le Roi'; on the other is a flag with the double-headed eagle of Austria or Russia. The monarchs wear crowns; with them is the Pope, wearing his tiara. Next him is the corpulent Louis XVIII, one arm round the Pope's shoulder. Of the others only William of Holland can be identified with certainty; he wears bulky Dutch breeches with an ermine cloak. There are five others, three must be the Tsar, Emperor of Austria, King of Prussia. The others are probably Ferdinand of Spain and Ferdinand of Sicily. They sing: 'Now we are met a Jolly set in spite of Wind or Weather'. The three foreground figures are faced by a row of soldiers beating drums, with an officer raising his sword."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Four lines of verse below image, two on either side of title: From fickle fortune's gamesome lap, what various titles flow, the Emperor of Conj rors, Nap, the King of Beggars Joe!
Plate numbered "321" in upper right corner.
Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 5.
Watermark: 1817.
Leaf 19 in volume 5. - Provenance
- Bound in the set of five volumes, formerly owned by Henry Arthur Johnstone. Binding: red morocco with his initials stamped in gold on the front cover in a shield with crossed swords and three floral stamps above and one below; also four floral stamps on spine with volume number and spine title in gold: The caricature magazine. Leather endpapers with his ex libris blind stamped on front flyleaf -- a boat with large sail, with a cutout in the shape of the sun in upper left. Myers; May 1942.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 25.1 x 35 cm, on sheet 25.6 x 42 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 W87 807 v.5
- Collection Title
- V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1814
Etchings England London 1814
Watermarks (Paper) 1817 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844
Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von, 1742-1819
Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823
Louis XVIII, King of France, 1755-1824
William I, King of the Netherlands, 1772-1843
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825
Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840
Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835
Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833
Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies, 1751-1825 - Subjects
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von, 1742-1819 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
Louis XVIII, King of France, 1755-1824 > Caricatures and cartoons
William I, King of the Netherlands, 1772-1843 > Caricatures and cartoons
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825 > Caricatures and cartoons
Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840 > Caricatures and cartoons
Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835 > Caricatures and cartoons
Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833 > Caricatures and cartoons
Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies, 1751-1825 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1814
England > London > 1814
1817
Johnstone, Henry Arthur > Ownership
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
- 12898707
- Object ID (OID)
- 16192570