Napoleon disguised as "Count Vicenza" sits in a sled that is pulled by a horse, running at full speed, with a large devil on its back. Another smaller devil sits at the Count's feet while another large devil leans over the seat of sled. In the distance is a battlefield. The speech bubble above the Count reads: "My gaurdian [i.e. guardian] angel so you do but protect me d-n the army." The devil on the horse's back replies: "Don't be alarmed Boney. I'll escort to Paris but can't save your army."
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to William Heath in the British Museum catalogue., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., No. 9 in an album of 10 prints., and Bound in half calf with marbled paper boards and spine title "Colored caricatures" in gold lettering.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, Battlefields, Demons, and Sleds & sleighs
"A sequence of eight designs, arranged in two rows. [1] 'DEMOCRATIC INNOCENCE. The young Buonaparte, & his wretched Relatives, in their native Poverty, while Free Booters in the Island of Corsica.' ... [2] 'DEMOCRATIC HUMILITY. Buonaparte, when a boy, receiv'd thro' the King's bounty into the École Militaire at Paris.' ... [3] 'DEMOCRATIC GRATITUDE. Buonaparte, heading the Regicide Banditti which had dethron'd & Murder'd the Monarch, whose bounty had foster'd him.' ... [4] 'DEMOCRATIC RELIGION. Buonaparte turning Turk at Cairo for Interest; after swearing on the Sacrament to support ye Catholic Faith.' ... [5] 'DEMOCRATIC COURAGE. Buonaparte, deserting his Army in Egypt, for fear of ye Turks; after boasting that he would extirpate them all'. ... [6] 'DEMOCRATIC HONOR. Buonaparte, overturning the French Republic which had employ 'd him, & intrusted him with the chief Command.' ... [7] 'DEMOCRATIC GLORY. Buonaparte, as Grand Consul of France, receiving the adulations of Jacobin Sycophants & Parasites.' ... [8] 'DEMOCRATIC CONSOLATIONS. Buonaparte on his Couch, surrounded by the Ghosts of the Murder'd, - ye Dangers which threaten his Usurpation, and all the Horrors of Final Retribution.' ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sketch of the life of Buonaparte
Description:
Title etched below images., Plate is divided in eight compartments in two rows, each with caption title and short description below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on sides., and Temporary local subject terms: Corsica -- École Militaire, Paris -- Regicide Banditti -- Napoleonic Wars: Egyptian campaign -- Turks -- Reference to the coup of 18 Brumaire -- French government: Consulate -- Nightmares.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 12th, 1800, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street, London
"A sequence of eight designs, arranged in two rows. [1] 'DEMOCRATIC INNOCENCE. The young Buonaparte, & his wretched Relatives, in their native Poverty, while Free Booters in the Island of Corsica.' ... [2] 'DEMOCRATIC HUMILITY. Buonaparte, when a boy, receiv'd thro' the King's bounty into the École Militaire at Paris.' ... [3] 'DEMOCRATIC GRATITUDE. Buonaparte, heading the Regicide Banditti which had dethron'd & Murder'd the Monarch, whose bounty had foster'd him.' ... [4] 'DEMOCRATIC RELIGION. Buonaparte turning Turk at Cairo for Interest; after swearing on the Sacrament to support ye Catholic Faith.' ... [5] 'DEMOCRATIC COURAGE. Buonaparte, deserting his Army in Egypt, for fear of ye Turks; after boasting that he would extirpate them all'. ... [6] 'DEMOCRATIC HONOR. Buonaparte, overturning the French Republic which had employ 'd him, & intrusted him with the chief Command.' ... [7] 'DEMOCRATIC GLORY. Buonaparte, as Grand Consul of France, receiving the adulations of Jacobin Sycophants & Parasites.' ... [8] 'DEMOCRATIC CONSOLATIONS. Buonaparte on his Couch, surrounded by the Ghosts of the Murder'd, - ye Dangers which threaten his Usurpation, and all the Horrors of Final Retribution.' ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sketch of the life of Buonaparte
Description:
Title etched below images., Plate is divided in eight compartments in two rows, each with caption title and short description below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on sides., Temporary local subject terms: Corsica -- École Militaire, Paris -- Regicide Banditti -- Napoleonic Wars: Egyptian campaign -- Turks -- Reference to the coup of 18 Brumaire -- French government: Consulate -- Nightmares., and 1 print on wove paper : etching, hand-colored ; sheet (trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom) 29 x 47 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 12th, 1800, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street, London
V. 1. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Sketch of the life of Buonaparte
Description:
Title etched below images., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Two designs arranged horizontally on one plate, with a single collective below; each design is individually titled, has an explanatory caption below the title, and has a double border surrounding the image and text., Caption for leftmost design entitled "Democratic innocence": The young Buonaparte & his wretched relatives, in their native poverty, while free booters in the island of Corsica., Caption for rightmost design entitled "Democratic humility": Buonaparte when a boy recieved [sic] thro the Kings bounty into the Ecole Militaire at Paris., A copy of a print by Gillray of the same title that was published 12 May 1800. Cf. No. 9534 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., "Pl. 1" etched above left design, outside double border; "Pl. 2" etched above right design, outside double border., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 1., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Leaf 45 in volume 1.
V. 1. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Titles etched below images., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Two designs arranged horizontally on one plate; each design has an individual title below, an explanatory caption underneath the title, and a double border surrounding the image and all text., Caption for leftmost design entitled "Democratic gratitude": Buonaparte, heading the Regicide Banditti which had dethron'd & murder'd the monarch whose bounty had foster'd him., Caption for rightmost design entitled "Democratic religion": Buonaparte, turning Turk at Cairo for interest, after swearing on the sacrement to support the Catholic faith., A copy of two panels from Gillray's print, published 12 May 1800, entitled: Democracy, or, A sketch of the life of Buonaparte. Cf. No. 9534 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 1., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Leaf 44 in volume 1.
Little Boney & his friend Talley in high glee and Little Boney and his friend Talley in high glee
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist from unverified data from local card catalog record., Plate numbered 'XVII' in upper right corner., No. XVII to "London und Paris," xii., Design is based upon Gillray print with same title in British Museum catalogue: 10125., Temporary local subject terms: French Flotilla -- Dover Castle -- Cannons., and Mounted to 25 x 31 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 and Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838
A collection of documents bearing the signatures of rulers or important personages of France; most are preceded or followed by an engraving of the person. Mounted so that both sides of the document are visible
Description:
In French, English, Italian, Latin and Spanish., Collected, mounted and bound in one volume during the 19th century., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Dark blue goatskin, gilt, by Riviere and Son.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and France
Subject (Name):
Anne, Queen, consort of Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1666., Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589, Charles VIII, King of France, 1470-1498, Charles IX, King of France, 1550-1574, Charles X, King of France, 1757-1836, Eugénie, Empress, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1826-1920, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1578-1637, Francis I, King of France, 1494-1547, Francis II, King of France, 1544-1560, Henry II, King of France, 1519-1559, Henry III, King of France, 1551-1589, Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610, Louis XI, King of France, 1423-1483, Louis XII, King of France, 1462-1515, Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1643, Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793, Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850, Louise, de Savoie, duchesse d'Angoulême, 1476-1531, Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1615, Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793, Marie Leszczyńska, Queen, consort of Louis XV, King of France, 1703-1768, Marie de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1573-1642, Marie-Thérèse, Queen, consort of Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1683, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, and Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Printseller's announcement following imprint: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Temporary local subject terms: Throne -- Bowing., Watermark: Strasburg Lily., and Mounted to 28 x 39 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 8th, 1802 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Erskine, James Francis, 1743-1806
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., and 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.
Subject (Name):
Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
"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. The fire is under Napoleon; smoke and flames drift towards Guy Faux. Country people cheer the bonfire, with two boys capering hand in hand in the centre foreground. Below the design (an alternative title): 'Bonfire at Thorpe Hall near Louth Lincolnshire on 5th Novr 1813 given by ye Revd W. C. to the boys belonging to the Seminary at Louth in consequence of the arrival of news of the Decisive Defeat of Napoleon Buonaparte by the Allies [see No. 12093] at 11 O Clock P M on ye 4th & Louth Bells Ringing all night.' Below is etched in two columns (left): 'GUY FAUX'S DYING SPEECH I Guy Vaux meditating my Country's ruin by the clandestine and diabolical means of Gunpowder Plot, was most fortunately discovered and brought to condign punishment by Old England and here I bewail my fate.' / 'NAPOLEON BUONAPARTES DYING SPEECH [right]. I Napoleon Buonaparte flattered by all The French Nation that I was invincible, have most cruelly and most childishly attempted the subjugation of the World, I have lost my fleets, I have lost the largest and finest armies ever heard of, and I am now become the indignation of the World, and the scorn and sport of boys. Had I not spurned the firm wisdom of the Right Hon. Wm Pitt I might have secured an honourable Peace. I might have governed the greatest Nation but Alas my ambition had decieved me and Pitts plans have ruined me.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker's name suggested in British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides., Explanatory text engraved below image., Temporary local subject terms: Gibbets., and In contemporary hand in ink at top of print: 130.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 27, 1813, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic):
Executions, Hangings (Executions), Gallows, Bonfires, and Lanterns