The Corsican bloodhound, beset by the bears of Russia [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Corsican bloodhound, beset by the bears of Russia [graphic].
- Creator
- Elmes, William, active 1797-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created
- [7 March 1813]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pudb. Marh. 7th 1813 by Thos. Tegg. 111 Cheapside, London
- Abstract
-
A satire on Napoleon's Russian campaign. A large hound with the head of Napoleon in his bicorne hat with a feather colored red, white and blue, flees in terror towards the right, pursued by a pack of charging bears (Russia). The handle of a kettle with the words "Moskow tin-kettle etched in its side is tied to the hound's tail, its contents spilling out -- Famine, Oppression, Frost, Mortality, Destruction, Death, Horror, Moskow annihilation. The collar around his next reads "From Moskow" and the chain drags along on the ground. In the distance a city in flames
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Plate numbered in upper right corner: 191.
"Price one shilling coloured."--Etched in image.
No. 71 in a volume letter on spine: Napoleonic caricatures. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.3 x 34.6 cm, on sheet 25.7 x 40.4 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 813.03.07.01
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Etchings England London 1813
Satires (Visual works) England 1813 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Russia.
- Subject (Name)
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Subject (Topic)
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Campaigns of 1813-1814
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Campaigns - Subjects
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 > Campaigns of 1813-1814
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Campaigns > Russia
England > London > 1813
England > 1813
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12497775
- Object ID (OID)
- 15489955