Hell hounds rallying round the idol of France [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Hell hounds rallying round the idol of France [graphic].
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [8 April 1815]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. April 8, 1815, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
- Abstract
-
"A colossal but life-like bust of Napoleon is placed on a mound of decollated human heads. He gazes fixedly upwards in profile to the left; round his neck and bare breast is twisted a noose of rope. Round this idol dance demons with human heads, holding hands. They are naked except for head-coverings, and have horns, hairy legs, tail, with one leg terminating in a cloven hoof, the other in the claw of a bird of prey. These 'Hell Hounds' have labels hanging from a collar of rope, showing that they are 'Caulincourt', 'Fouché', 'Savory', with a pen in his hat (he succeeded Fouché as Minister of Police in 1810), 'Vandamme', 'Davoust', 'Ney', 'Lefebre'. Two demons fly towards the emperor, holding a large wreath which is on fire, with the inscription 'He Deserves A Crown of Pitch.' This they are about to place on the idol's head, towards which gallops through the air a small demon (right) on a goat, blowing a horn. In the foreground lie dead and dying soldiers, one is decapitated, another (right) is naked and has lost an arm which he holds out with an agonized expression towards the idol. In the background (left) soldiers are feeding a bonfire with 'English Goods'. On the right is a blazing town."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Unidentified collector's stamp on verso. - Provenance
- Grosvenor Prints; November 2022.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 25 x 36 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 815.04.08.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1815
Etchings England London 1815
Stamps (Provenance) - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Subject (Topic)
-
Idols
Nooses
Demons
Heads (Anatomy)
Decapitations
War casualties
Soldiers
Dismemberment - Subjects
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Idols
Nooses
Demons
Heads (Anatomy)
Decapitations
War casualties
Soldiers
Dismemberment
England > 1815
England > London > 1815
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 16468574
- Object ID (OID)
- 33114412