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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
The Corsican and his blood hounds at the window of the Thuilleries looking over Paris. 16 - 16 Apr 1815
Hand-coloured etching | 24.9 x 35.6 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810945
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A hand-coloured print of Napoleon standing on a balcony of the Tuileries Palace watching with horror the scene below as a mob surrounds the Palace carrying heads on pikes. Death encourages Napoleon to look whilst a Devil pushes both Napoleon and Marshal Ney, who wears blue, closer together. More frightened generals stand in the background. An hour glass on the balcony keeps check on Napoleon's awaited fate. Inscribed in the plate: Pubd April 16th 1815 by R Ackermann No 101 Strand
Provenance
Probably acquired during the reign of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Measurements
24.9 x 35.6 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper)
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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 12529Bibliographic 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 12529
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ExhibitionWaterloo at Windsor: 1815-2015: Windsor Castle
Throughout 2015, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, this exhibition will combine a themed trail through the State Apartments with a display of prints, drawings and archival material that explores the battle and its aftermath.
