61.
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 May 1814]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 13
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- 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. ...
- Alternative Title:
- What I was, what I am, what I ought to be
- Description:
- Title etched at bottom of plate.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 1st, 1814, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- French
- Subject (Name):
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Subject (Topic):
- Military uniforms, Crowns, Scepters, and Gallows
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Boney turned moralist [graphic]









