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"An elderly judge holding a large open book, 'Law . . . Statutes', addresses a juryman, who stands facing him in the jury-box, where the rest of the jury are registering disgust. He says: "Mr Juryman-- you have requested permission to retire for a few...
"In a bare room with a raftered roof couples are energetically dancing, holding hands behind their backs, or above their heads. The women, with one exception, are young and handsome, the men ugly and plebeian. A seated fiddler plays with closed eyes (...
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Pubd. Febry. 20, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
In a series of three images Napoleon Bonaparte is first shown on the left as Emperor wearing royal regalia, with other crowns and pharaoh's insignia at his feet, the Tuilleries Palace behind him, signed "What I was," below and "A cruel tyrant" above. ...
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What I was, what I am, what I ought to be
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Pubd. May 1st, 1814, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
"Scene in an English court of law. The judge, Blücher, wearing a legal wig with regimentals, stands up with left arm extended, addressing Napoleon, who crouches in the dock (right), handkerchief in hand, pleading for mercy. Beside the judge are the s...
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Europe's injuries revenged
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Pubd. July 28th, 1815, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von, 1742-1819, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Louis XVIII, King of France, 1755-1824, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria, 1793-1875, Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833, and Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823
"An adaptation of British Museum Satires No. 10039, by Gillray, the place of George III being taken by 'Blucher', the name on a ribbon worn over his uniform. The horse (left) is a restive charger instead of a hunter standing quietly. Blücher leans tow...
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Pubd. April 12, 1814, by R. Ackermann, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von, 1742-1819, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852., Schwarzenberg, Karl Philipp, Fürst zu, 1771-1820., Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, 1763-1844., Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827., and Kutuzov, Mikhail Illarionovich, svetleĭshiĭ kni︠a︡zʹ Smolenskiĭ, 1745-1813.
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"A handsome strapping woman stands in the doorway of a brothel, a corner house of some size (right), tugging hard at the neck-cloth of a plainly dressed man, saying, "Wont you come, wont you come Mr Mug [a popular song, see British Museum Satires No. ...
"A drinking scene; a drunken man carousing with two women, raising a glass into which Death, a crowned skeleton standing behind him, pours a liquid from a small bottle, a great quantity of steam or smoke rising off; one of the women lies asleep on the...
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Death (Personification)., Alcoholism, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Poisons, Skeletons, Birdcages, Birds, Dogs, Loss of consciousness, Eating & drinking, and Barrels
"A skeleton, Death (left), seated on a cannon, his elbows on his knees, faces Napoleon, not caricatured, in a similar attitude on a drum. The 'two Kings' gaze fixedly at each other, Death menacing, Napoleon as if trying to read a terrifying riddle. De...
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"A scene near the sea. Two naval officers carry off two plump and pretty girls and run towards a boat, where two sailors wait (left). They are followed by a fat old woman, screaming furiously and brandishing an umbrella. She runs (right to left) at th...
"An altered version (like British Museum Satires No. 12205) of British Museum Satires No. 11057, from the original plate. ... The shield, sinister supporter, crest and motto are the same, but the dexter supporter is altered, apparently by Rowlandson, ...
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Published by R. Ackermann at his Repository of Arts, 101 Strand, London and Harrison & Leigh, Printers, 373 Strand
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Enghien, Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon, duc d', 1772-1804, Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823, Wright, John Wesley, 1769-1805, and Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833
"A copy, probably much enlarged, of a German print, der rheinische courier | 'verliehrt auf der Heimreise von der Leipziger Messe alles' (reproduced Broadley, ii. 117). Napoleon runs in profile to the left, holding in both hands a pole like that of a ...
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Head runner of runaways, from Leipzig fair
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Pubd. March 2, 1814, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
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"A yokel in a long smock (right) stands, hat in hand, before three elderly J.P.s in old-fashioned dress; he tugs at his rough hair. One of the justices sits in an arm-chair, with folded hands and downcast frown. The other two, leaning across a table o...
"Quayside with a sailor leaning on a bollard talking to two prostitutes, one black, one white; in the background two sailing ships and a rowing boat."--British Museum online catalogue
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"A confused scene. A beadle, cane in hand, grasps the side of an overturned barrow, from which a basket, scales, and black puddings (coloured green) have fallen. A powerful young woman grasps his nose, and prepares to use her fist; an older woman clut...
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"An obese, elderly man, completely bald, sits in an arm-chair while a shopman pours oil from a bottle (straw-covered like a Chianti flask) on to his scalp, pressing down his head with the left hand. At his feet is a basin to receive the overflow. On t...
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"[Top image]: A plump, comely woman sits full-face behind a table whose surface forms the base of the design. Her dress is cut low, and her hair piled in a pyramid; her back is reflected in a large wall-mirror. On the table are trays filled with cards...
"A justice-room in an old-fashioned country house with uncurtained mullioned window (right), raftered roof from which hangs a wicker bird-cage, and a truckle-bed turned up against the wall (left). A smart officer measures the height of a small thin yo...
"A stout and disappointed coachman standing outside a house at night, holding out his hand in which there is a single coin; at left, a smartly dressed but uncouth looking couple standing in their doorway making jeering faces, the man with his hand in ...
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Surly saucy Hackney coachman
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Carriages & coaches, Coach drivers, Light fixtures, and Passengers
"Heading to a printed broadside. A copy of British Museum Satires No. 12177, with the same inscriptions, except that 'f' is omitted after the rivers and 'Veichsel' (Vistula) is spelt 'Weichsel R. Ehrefort' ['loss of honour' punningly combined with Erf...
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Published at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand, London and Harrison & Leigh, Printers, 373 Strand
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"Two wooden shutters, the upper parts of two adjacent doors, hinged on one post between two cottages, are opened inwards, to allow a handsome young couple to lean out and kiss. Behind the young woman (left) stands a bald and aged man, raising an admon...
"A dying and aged man reclines in an arm-chair, facing his lawyer who is writing at a table, evidently on the will; beside him is a treasure-chest. A pretty young woman leans over the scarcely conscious man, taking his chin, while her lover, a young m...
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"A coastal fortification: a sentry stands beside a cannon, but in the foreground three soldiers amuse themselves with a buxom laughing woman; one is a drummer-boy, his drum slung from his back. Another soldier sleeps, his head on a drum; cannon-balls ...
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Pubd. May 8th, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
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"A wide space leads to the harbour. On one side (left) is the corner of a large old clothes shop: 'Moses Levy Money Lent', with garments, &c., hanging from it. Opposite is the old-fashioned 'Ship Tavern'. Off shore are ships in full sail, boats are ma...
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An obese, elderly sailor stands atop a fortified battlement looking out to sea through a telescope. Beside him a young woman turns to kiss a handsome young military officer as she holds up her wind-swept parasol. In front of him, at his feet, another ...
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"Household goods are being piled into an open cart, which stands beside a corner house, the door being partly visible on the extreme right. The cart is already stacked high with mattresses, tables, &c. A burly muscular man stands inside it, taking thi...
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Clearing the premisses without consulting your landlord and Clearing the premises without consulting your landlord
"Napoleon, on a galloping horse, is confronted by Blücher (right) who fires a blunderbuss at close range. He is pursued by Wellington (left) who gallops towards him, sabre in hand. Napoleon has lost his stirrups; he faces Blücher with arms thrown wide...
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Rudolph Ackermann's transparency on the victory of Waterloo
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Pub. at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von, 1742-1819, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
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"A hayfield, with small haycocks in the background; girls with pitchforks stand by a large laden wagon. In the foreground two men and two girls romp on the ground, while two other girls prepare to smother them in hay."--British Museum online catalogue...
"The scene is the throne-room in the Tuileries, indicated by a part of the throne on its dais on the extreme right, on which are the (discarded) throne and sceptre, and by a large whole length portrait of Louis XVIII, scowling and caricatured, inscrib...
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Pubd. April 12th, 1815, by R. Ackermann, N. 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Louis XVIII, King of France, 1755-1824, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Frederick I, King of Württemberg, 1754-1816, Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833, Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, 1763-1844, and Angoulême, Marie-Thérèse Charlotte, duchesse d', 1778-1851
"Napoleon, not caricatured, stands on a balcony, leaning forward to look down at the scene which Death, a skeleton, points out. He wears his petit-chapeau, and his uniform, without orders, is buttoned to the neck. Death is perched on the parapet, turn...
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Corsican and his bloodhounds at the window of the Thuilleries looking over Paris
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Pubd. April 16th, 1815, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Ney, Michel, duc d'Elchingen, 1769-1815, Vandamme, Dominique, 1770-1830, Davout, Louis Nicolas, duc d'Auerstædt et prince d'Eckmühl, 1770-1823, and Lefèbvre, Francois-Joseph, duc de Dantzick, maréchal de France, 1755-1820
"Napoleon runs away from Talleyrand, who aims a violent kick at him with the heavy surgical shoe on his right foot, raising his crutched stick to smite the fugitive. Napoleon holds his hat, a bicorne, and looks over his shoulder with a terrified stare...
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Kick for kick
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Pubd. 17th April 1814 by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 and Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838
"A design in two compartments, separated by a vertical line. [1] Napoleon stands on the dais in front of a chair of state addressing rows of (burlesqued) Senators and Deputies, who listen with hostility and scepticism; some close their eyes, two take ...
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Devils imp praying for peace
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Pubd. Jany. 1st, 1814, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 and Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838
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"A sequence of four designs divided by intersecting lines. 'Spring'. An ugly tailor kneels with clasped hands at the feet of a plain woman, who holds up a fan encouragingly. A card of patterns hangs from his pocket. He says: "Oh you bewitching Angel b...
"Napoleon (left) looks up terrified at an arm holding a sword emerging from clouds (right), with the words: "Thou'rt doom'd to Pain, at which the Damn'd will tremble | And take their own for Joys--." The sword has a jagged blade, intended to symbolize...
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Pubd. May 1, 1814, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
"Two men lie in the small truckle-beds (i.e., trundle bed) of a cheap lodging-house, one (left) asleep. An old woman holding a candle kneels at the foot of the other bed, and tugs at the wooden leg of its occupant. She says: "There is nothing like loo...
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Careful landlady
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Pubd. May [10th, 1809, by] Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Three man stand full-length with speech balloons above each figure. On the left, a man in coat, hat, and whip with the title "Dress like a coachman". In the middle a more sturdely built man with a walking stick under his arm -- "Study boxing and bull ...
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Pubd. September 15th, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
"A tall French soldier, swarthy, mustachioed, muscular, and sinister stands almost full-face, his mouth open as if shouting. In his large cocked hat are three large favours, one white inscribed 'Vive Le Roi', one tricolour inscribed 'Vive Le Empereur'...
