
Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
The Two Kings of Terror. 1813
RCIN 810912
Rowlandson shows Napoleon and Death sitting face to face on the battlefield of Leipzig. Behind them the French are vanquished by an allied army. The battle was a major defeat for Napoleon, who was forced to retreat to France. Rowlandson’s print records a large illuminated picture placed outside the shop of his publisher Rudolph Ackermann to celebrate the victory.
Probably acquired during the reign of Queen Victoria
Cat. 86