Execution of two celebrated enemies of Old England & their dying speeches, Nov. 5th, 1813 [art orignal].

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Title: Execution of two celebrated enemies of Old England & their dying speeches, Nov. 5th, 1813 [art orignal].
Creator: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
Published / Created: [1813]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: The arms of two gibbets extend symmetrically, high above a bonfire; between them is an equally high post supporting a board on which the title is etched. From one (right) dangles a realistic effigy of Napoleon (scarcely caricatured) in cocked hat, uniform, and Hessian boots. From the other hangs a ruffianly fellow holding a dark lantern. They face each other in profile
Description: Title from ink annotation, centered at the top of the sheet within the design.
Unsigned; attributed to Rowlandson.
Preliminary pencil sketch of a print published by R. Ackermann on 27 November 1813. Cf. No. 12103 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9.
Provenance: Purchased from Jarndyce, April 2023.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 35 x 25 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1813
Pencil works
Material: pencil, with annotations in ink ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic): Hangings (Executions)
Gallows
Bonfires
Subjects: Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606 > Caricatures and cartoons
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hangings (Executions)
Gallows
Bonfires
England > 1813

Access: Public
Citation: Thomas Rowlandson, Execution of Two Celebrated Enemies of Old England & Their Dying Speeches, Nov. 5th, 1813. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.