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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
Dutch Nightmare, or the Fraternal Hug Returned with a Dutch Squeeze. 29 - 29 Nov 1813
Hand-coloured etching | 35.6 x 25.6 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810899
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A hand-coloured print produced to celebrate the French defeat at the battle of Leipzig. This print, a parody of Henry Fuseli’s painting The Nightmare, shows Napoleon lying in a state bed, with a Dutchman sitting on his chest and blowing smoke into his face. The Netherlands had been under Napoleon’s control since 1806, but had regained independence after the Battle of Leipzig in 1813. ‘Orange Boven’, or ‘Orange on Top’ is a traditional Dutch chant referring to the House of Orange. Inscribed in the plate: Pubd Novr 29 1813 by R Ackermann No.101 Strand
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Measurements
35.6 x 25.6 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper)
34.4 x 24.7 cm (plate mark) (platemark)
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BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. – BM Satires 12105Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. BM Satires 12105
Place of Production
Greater London [England]
Featured in
ExhibitionHigh Spirits: The Comic Art of Thomas Rowlandson: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Through the humour of Rowlandson’s drawings and prints, this exhibition examines life at the turn of the 19th century.
