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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
Blucher the Brave extracting the groan of abdication from the Corsican blood hound. 9 - 9 Apr 1814
Hand-coloured etching | 27.2 x 38.1 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810922
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A hand-coloured print of General Blucher triumphantly holding up a dog with the face and hands of Napoleon. At Blucher's feet lie the remnants of Napoleon's regalia as Emperor. In the background stands Louis XVIII receiving the crown of France whilst Talleyrand shows the King a paper bearing the words 'A list of Ministers for your Majesty's Approbation'. The rest of the group behind the King hold flags emblazoned with support for the Restoration of Louis XVIII. Joseph Bonaparte runs past a boat on the shore line that is waiting to take Napoleon to the Isle of Elba. A second impression of RCIN 810921. Inscribed in the plate: 322 / Pubd 9 April 1814 by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside
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Hand-coloured etching
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27.2 x 38.1 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper)
25.0 x 35.2 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 12216Bibliographic 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 12216
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