Subject (Name): Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814

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1. Boney the Second, or, The little babboon created to devour French monkies [graphic].

Creator:: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:: [9 April 1811]
Call Number:: Folio 75 W87 807 v.2
Collection Title:: V. 2. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "The little King of Rome sits in his cradle, between the proudly protecting arms of Marie Louise, who kneels behind him. The infant has an adult head resembling that of his father, and a tail; he wears a replica of Napoleon's cocked hat. He holds out his arms to Napoleon, who sits by the fire, holding out a napkin to dry. The Emperor looks fondly at the child, saying, "Rejoice O ye Frenchmen, the Fruits of my Labour has produced a little Image of myself, I shall for the love I owe to your Country instill in my Noble Ofspring the same principles of Lying thieving treachery Letchery Murder and all other foul deeds for which I am now Worshipped and Adored". Behind and between the Emperor and Empress, a bishop (? Cardinal Fesch) kneels over the infant, his hands folded as if in prayer; he repeats the words of Henry VI to Gloucester before his murder by the latter: "The Owl shriek'd at thy Birth, an evil Sight. The Night Crow cry'd foreboding luckless Time. Dogs howl'd and hideous Tempests shook down Trees. The Raven rook'd her on the Chimney Top And chattering Pies in Dismal Discord sung." ['3 Henry VI', v. 6.] On the fire (left) boils a saucepan inscribed 'French Blood'; little demons ascend in the steam rising from it. The mantelshelf is supported by carved demoniac creatures, one having a satyr's head, the other that of a Fury with snaky locks. A similar creature supports the bars of the grate. On the mantelshelf are imperial crowns, the iron crown of Italy (as in British Museum Satires No. 10432), and a papal tiara. The cradle has a crown at the head, and at the foot a grotesque mask inscribed 'Devils Darlind' [sic]. Behind (right), a lady, evidently Josephine, sits up in bed, holding a wine-glass; she looks towards the child quoting Ophelia's words: "Ah Woe is me, seeing what I have seen and seeing what I see". Near her stands an ugly old nurse, holding a syringe; an infant's chair is beside her; it is ornamented with a crown and inscribed 'Prince Skinny Boneys Caching Chair'. On the ground (left) is a sauce-boat inscribed 'Bitter Cup'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Little babboon created to devour French monkies
Description:: Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Plate numbered "66" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 2., and Leaf 14 in volume 2.
Publisher:: Pubd. April 9t[h], 1811, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Bonaparte, François-Charles-Joseph, Herzog von Reichstadt, 1811-1832, Marie Louise, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1791-1847, Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814, and Fesch, Joseph, 1763-1839
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Boney the Second, or, The little babboon created to devour French monkies [graphic].

2. Johnny Bull on the look-out, or, Bonaparte detected drilling his rib at the play of King & Queen of England scene St. Cloud. [graphic]

Published / Created:: [12 September 1803]
Call Number:: 803.09.12.01
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "John Bull (right), a fat citizen wearing spectacles, holds aside a curtain, revealing Napoleon and Joséphine enthroned, side by side. He stands in profile to the left, a large pistol under his left arm, his left hand in his coat-pocket. He says: "Boney - Boney, that wont do - You must not Play my King & Queen." Napoleon, wearing a huge bicorne, a drawn sabre in his right hand, frowns at John. Joséphine wears a crown, holds sceptre and orb and looks complacently to the left. Both sit with right foot planted regally on a stool, and left leg arrogantly thrust forward."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Johnny Bull on the lookout and Bonaparte detected drilling his rib at the play of King & Queen of England
Description:: Title etched below image., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Other prints in the Laurie & Whittle Drolls series were executed by either Isaac Cruikshank or Richard Newton., Plate numbered "314" in lower left corner., and On verso in brown ink is the collector's stamp of Nick Knowles: A pair of crossed skis.
Publisher:: Publish'd Septr. 12, 1803, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Name):: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 and Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814
Subject (Topic):: John Bull (Symbolic character), Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Proposed invasion of England, 1793-1805, Draperies, Handguns, Thrones, Daggers & swords, Crowns, Scepters, and Stools
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Johnny Bull on the look-out, or, Bonaparte detected drilling his rib at the play of King & Queen of England scene St. Cloud. [graphic]

3. The grand coronation procession of Napoleone the 1st, Emperor of France, from the church of Notre-Dame, Decr. 2d, 1804 [graphic]

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1 January 1805]
Call Number:: Drawer 805.01.01.06
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Napoleon and Josephine are in the centre of an elaborate processional design. Individuals and groups are identified by eleven captions in the lower margin. The background is formed of close ranks of French soldiers, with a forest of caps, spears, pikes, and banners receding in perspective. The front row, facing the procession, are grenadiers at attention with bayoneted muskets, the letter 'N' in front of their bearskins. They are in shadow; those behind Napoleon are obscured by dense clouds of smoke from a censer; next them (l.) grenadiers blow trumpets and French horns. The procession is led, as by a drum-major, by the posturing and theatrical figure of 'His Imperial Highness Prince Louis-Buonaparte Marbœuf - High Constable of the Empire' [Marbeuf was his godfather] on the extreme right. He wears tight-fitting archaic dress, with a feathered coronet, a cloak trailing from one shoulder, buskins, and sabre. He carries a tall staff surmounted by a fleur-de-lis. Next come 'The Three Imperial Graces, viz. Thier Imp. Highs Princess Borghese [Pauline], Princess. Louis (cher amie of ye Emperor) & Princess Joseph-Bonaparte' [Hortense and Julie] - three slim young women, very scantily draped, scatter roses. All wear feathered coronets with long snaky curls on their shoulders; they resemble the sisters of Napoleon in BMSat 10072. The ground (l. to r.) is strewn with the flowers they have scattered. Next walks 'Madame Talleyrand (ci devant Mrs Halhead the Prophetess conducting the Heir Apparent in ye Path of Glory'. A grossly fat woman leads by the hand the little Napoleon-Charles, son of Louis (b. 10 Oct. 1802). The child goose-steps arrogantly, holding out a sceptre in his left hand. He is dressed much like his father, but with the addition of a ribbon and star. Mme Talleyrand wears a feathered coronet and an enormous nosegay; she holds a fan on which is a goat. This, and her patched face, indicate her dissolute past. Slightly behind her, and on her right., hobbles 'Talleyrand-Perigord. - Prime Minister & King at Arms bearing the Emperor's Geneology.' He is burlesqued, with a 'cheese-cutter' shin, and a r. foot supported by blocks under the shoe. On his left. shoulder he carries a framed genealogical tree, and hung to his person are crests and symbols in rectangular frames. Napoleon's family tree issues from 'Buone Butcher' and, passing through 'Buone Cuckold', terminates in 'Napoleone Emperor', which is crowned. The collateral branches are illegible, but one is followed by 'Hang'd'. ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched above image. and 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 23.7 x 77 cm, on sheet 26.3 x 79.3 cm.
Publisher:: Publish'd Jany. 1st, 1805, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):: France.
Subject (Name):: Bonaparte, Paolina, 1780-1825, Hortense, Queen, consort of Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, 1783-1837, María-Julia, Queen, consort of Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1771-1845, Talleyrand-Périgord, Catherine Noël, princesse de Bénévent, 1762-1835, Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838, Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823, Fesch, Joseph, 1763-1839, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814, Berthier, Louis-Alexandre, 1753-1815, Augereau, Pierre, 1757-1816, and Fouché, Joseph, duc d'Otrante, 1759-1820
Subject (Topic):: Coronations
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The grand coronation procession of Napoleone the 1st, Emperor of France, from the church of Notre-Dame, Decr. 2d, 1804 [graphic]

4. The progress of the Empress Josephine [graphic]

Creator:: Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:: [20 April 1808]
Call Number:: Folio 75 W87 807 v.4
Collection Title:: V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "A sequence of eight libellous representations arranged in two rows, each with a caption. (1) She is stout, homely, and rather truculent as 'A Planters Daughter.' (2) As a clumsy and bejewelled parvenue she is 'A French Countess'. (3) In weeds she holds a handkerchief to one eye: 'A Widow.' (4) Elegantly dressed, she holds out heavily shackled wrists: 'A Prisoner'. (5) Similarly dressed, she raises a forefinger and holds a fan before one eye: 'A Loose Fish.' (6) She dances, Maenad-like, snapping thumb and forefinger, as 'Barras's Mistress' [see British Museum Satires No. 10369]. (7) She wears a military tunic and plumed helmet, and holds a riding-switch as 'A Generals Lady.' (8) Walking in profile to the left. holding out a sceptre and wearing a jewelled gown and a crown, she is fat and vulgar as 'An Empress' [see British Museum Satires No. 10362]."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge., Companion print to: The progress of the Emperor Napoleon., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately?, Plate numbered "236" in upper right corner., Moustaches added in pencil to the four figures in top row of design., and Leaf 12 in volume 4.
Publisher:: Pubd. April 20th, 1808, by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):: Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The progress of the Empress Josephine [graphic]

5. The progress of the Empress Josephine [graphic]

Creator:: Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:: [20 April 1808]
Call Number:: 808.04.20.01
Collection Title:: V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "A sequence of eight libellous representations arranged in two rows, each with a caption. (1) She is stout, homely, and rather truculent as 'A Planters Daughter.' (2) As a clumsy and bejewelled parvenue she is 'A French Countess'. (3) In weeds she holds a handkerchief to one eye: 'A Widow.' (4) Elegantly dressed, she holds out heavily shackled wrists: 'A Prisoner'. (5) Similarly dressed, she raises a forefinger and holds a fan before one eye: 'A Loose Fish.' (6) She dances, Maenad-like, snapping thumb and forefinger, as 'Barras's Mistress' [see British Museum Satires No. 10369]. (7) She wears a military tunic and plumed helmet, and holds a riding-switch as 'A Generals Lady.' (8) Walking in profile to the left. holding out a sceptre and wearing a jewelled gown and a crown, she is fat and vulgar as 'An Empress' [see British Museum Satires No. 10362]."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge., Companion print to: The progress of the Emperor Napoleon., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately?, Plate numbered "236" in upper right corner., 1 print : etching ; sheet 24.7 x 35 cm., On wove paper, hand-colored., and Annotation on right margin, scratched through: W.L. Spenser, Esq.
Publisher:: Pubd. April 20th, 1808, by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):: Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The progress of the Empress Josephine [graphic]