"A (tricolour) top with the head of Napoleon spins, above the ground, savagely lashed by representatives of the Allies. His arms and his legs have already been severed from his body, now represented only by the madly spinning top. The most violently active is Blücher (left) stripped to the shirt, his coat and hat thrown on a drum on the extreme left, beside which lie his gloves and baton. Facing them is Wellington (right) equally effective, stern, but less savage. Full-face, and immediately behind the top is the Tsar, left hand on hip; his whip is inscribed 'Knout'. Between him and Wellington is Schwarzenberg (or Francis I). Bernadotte stands rather behind, between Blücher and Alexander, both hands on his hips; he holds a whip but is an amused spectator. Behind (right) the future King of Holland, crowned and wearing a star, but dressed in the breeches and jacket of the Dutchman in English caricature, sits under a tree on a cask of 'Hollands'. He watches delightedly, holding up one of Napoleon's legs inscribed 'United Netherlands'. The other leg, the thigh inscribed 'Swisslad, the boot Italy, lies near Blücher. At Wellington's feet is the right arm inscribed Spain & Portugal'; the left arm, inscribed 'Germany', is near Schwarzenberg. Napoleon's orb and (broken) sceptre lie near him, with some of the feathers from the large hat which is still on his head; his horrified and shrieking profile faces Blücher. In the background (left) is a road along which a carriage drives off, drawn by four galloping horses. It contains tiny figures: Marie Louise, crowned and looking behind her, and the little King of Rome also crowned and waving a sceptre. Two soldiers are on the box, two others sit behind. In the air behind Bernadotte a demon flies off to the left, with Joseph Bonaparte clutching his barbed tail. The latter, his crown flying off, looks back horrified, exclaiming "O! My poor Brother Nap oh oh! O!"."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist "G.H." identified as George Humphrey in the British Museum catalogue., and On verso, light impression of offsetting from another print.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 11th, 1814, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Strt
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, 1763-1844, Bonaparte, François-Charles-Joseph, Herzog von Reichstadt, 1811-1832, Marie Louise, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1791-1847, Schwarzenberg, Karl Philipp, Fürst zu, 1771-1820, Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von, 1742-1819, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844, Joachim Murat, King of Naples, 1767-1815, and William I, King of the Netherlands, 1772-1843
Subject (Topic):
Campaigns of 1813-1814, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Carriages & coaches, Crowns, Demons, Emperors, Kings, Military uniforms, Tops (Toys), Victories, War allies, and Whipping
"Caricature of the Holy Alliance (the rulers of Russia, Spain, Austria and Britain) seated round a table plotting to restore Ferdiand of Spain to his throne"--British Museum online catalogue and Satire depicting the The Quintuple Alliance (Tsar Alexander I of Russia, Napoleon Bonaparte, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, Louis Antoine de Bourbon, duc d’Angoulême and the Duke of Wellington) debating the question of the Spanish succession and French intervention in Spain at the 1822 Congress of Verona. Losers in the negotiation are depicted as tiny doll-like figures trampled under the table. Masks are scattered on the floor and animal symbolism includes a bear, a monkey and a pair of bulldogs
Description:
Title from text above image., Print signed within lower left corner of image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., and Manuscript number "65" in upper right corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Published Feb. 1823 by J. Dickinson, 114 New Bond St.
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Angoulême, Louis-Antoine d'Artois, duc d', 1775-1844, Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833., and Congress of Verona
Subject (Topic):
Bulldogs, Monkeys, Bears, Masks, Flags, and Globes
"Napoleon, a little figure with a big head, stands with legs astride, head turned to the left, hair on end; his arms are extended, fingers spread, mouth open as if shrieking. He has a grotesque profile with corvine nose and wears high jack-boots with large spurs. At his feet lies a broken baton inscribed 'Magic Wand'. Five allies threaten him at point-blank range, and from a circle of cloud an arm emerges holding a conical 'Allied Extinguisher' above his head. On the extreme left Wellington aims a blunderbuss, saying, "Take a good aim at the Head Gentlemen, & we shall soon settle the Business." On Wellington's left stands Francis I, aiming a small pistol; by his head are the words: 'A way Mr Boney the Hand of Justice [see No. 12247] will put your Night Cap on at last.' On the extreme right a fat Dutchman, wearing a conical cap as in No. 12105, stands behind a small cannon holding a lighted match and a cannon-ball inscribed 'Orange Boven'; he says: "I'll deal out my Oranges to him Wholesale." Beside him are piled cannon-balls inscribed 'Orange'. In his hat are orange ribbons inscribed 'Orange Boven' and a tobacco-pipe. Next him the Tsar leans forward, aiming a large pistol; he says: "I'll rattle a few Snow Balls at his Cranium." On Alexander's right stands Bernadotte, aiming a small pistol; he says: "By gar we shall mak de head look like de plomb Pudding." All but the Dutchman wear uniform with cocked hats. A background of smoke or cloud is indicated."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Offset from another impression on verso. Inscription from ...
Publisher:
Pud. Decr. 1813 by S. Knight, Sweetings Alley Royl
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, 1763-1844, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Napoleon is being drummed out of France. His right wrist is tied to the left wrist of Joseph Bonaparte; they are led forward, abjectly crouching, by Blücher, who holds the rope attached to the noose round Napoleon's neck. Napoleon has long ass's ears and wears a fool's cap inscribed 'Transported for Life'; his brother's cocked hat is inscribed 'Coward and Thief'. Both are assailed by serpentine monsters, barbed and scaly, which bite their legs, one inscribed 'Execration', the other 'Detestation'. Both wear uniform with the coats without epaulets and cut off at the waist. Blücher carries against his shoulder a long pole on which is a placard: 'Napolean, Late Emperor of the French, King of Italy Protecter of the Confederation of the Rhine, Grand Arbiter of the fate of Nations &c &c &c but now by the permission of the Allied Sovereigns, Exile in the Isle of Elba an Outcast from Society a fugitive a Vagabond. Yet this is the conceited Mortal who said, I have never been seduced by prosperity Adversity will not be able to overcome me--' Behind (left) the sovereigns of Europe gleefully dance in a ring, holding hands, round two flag-staffs from which float two large flags, the Bourbon flag dotted with fleur-de-lis and inscribed 'Rejoice O ye Kings Vive le Roi'; on the other is a flag with the double-headed eagle of Austria or Russia. The monarchs wear crowns; with them is the Pope, wearing his tiara. Next him is the corpulent Louis XVIII, one arm round the Pope's shoulder. Of the others only William of Holland can be identified with certainty; he wears bulky Dutch breeches with an ermine cloak. There are five others, three must be the Tsar, Emperor of Austria, King of Prussia. The others are probably Ferdinand of Spain and Ferdinand of Sicily. They sing: 'Now we are met a Jolly set in spite of Wind or Weather'. The three foreground figures are faced by a row of soldiers beating drums, with an officer raising his sword."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Four lines of verse below image, two on either side of title: From fickle fortune's gamesome lap, what various titles flow, the Emperor of Conj rors, Nap, the King of Beggars Joe!, Plate numbered "321" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 5., Watermark: 1817., and Leaf 19 in volume 5.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 15, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844, Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von, 1742-1819, Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823, Louis XVIII, King of France, 1755-1824, William I, King of the Netherlands, 1772-1843, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833, and Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies, 1751-1825
The three chief autocratic sovereigns of Europe -- Alexander of Russia, Francis I of Austria, and Frederick William of Prussia -- sit on a section of a map of the globe which swings above a fire that is labelled 'liberty' and is being blown by the winds in the form of three cherubs heads. Frederick William's sword points to Sicily, Alexander's to Portugal, and Francis's to Naples
Alternative Title:
Secrets of Troppeau disclosed
Description:
Title from item. and On verso, printseller's ticket: Tomlinson, Print and bookseller, Stationer &c., No. 3 Wades-Passage, Bath.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany 30, 1821, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Europe
Subject (Name):
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, and Holy Alliance
V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A sequence of eight scenes, arranged in two rows, each with an inscription below it. They represent a day spent by the Tsar while in London. [1] Alexander stands by a combined wash-stand and dressing-table (left) in a simply furnished bedroom. A valet helps him to put on his coat. ... [2] The Tsar walks rapidly (left to right), looking toward his sister the Grand Duchess of Oldenburg who takes his right arm. Her head is concealed by her bonnet. He holds the right hand of a little boy. He wears plain riding dress with cocked hat. Behind are trees and grass, with a low circular railing. ... [3] He stands under a tree writing in a notebook beside his sister who is talking to her son. In the middle distance soldiers are being drilled. ... [4] The Tsar and his sister stand together in a plainly furnished breakfast parlour. She unties her bonnet-strings, he takes off a glove. On a round table is a tray with coffee-pot, &c. ... [5] The pair, dressed as before, except that she holds a (closed) parasol, walk arm-in-arm (right to left) with the stern of a large ship in the dock immediately behind them. The bows of another ship are on the extreme left. They are accompanied or followed by a naval officer and two other men; a third addresses them, hat in hand. ... [6] Well-dressed spectators in the foreground cheer a departing carriage in which is the tiny figure of the Tsar, bowing hat in hand to a cheering crowd. Next him his sister's bonnet appears over the lowered roof of the carriage. Two officers sit on the back seat. There are no footmen. ... [7] The Tsar sits at a plain round table, writing. An open door shows an adjacent room where the Grand Duchess, reading some letter or document, sits beside a round table, laid for a meal. ... [8] The Tsar sits in a plain arm-chair beside a simple curtained bed (left); an attendant wearing a ribbon and holding a lighted candle is about to leave the small room. He wears uniform with ribbon and stars."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Two journals. Journal 1, Two journals. Joul. I, and Two journals. Journal I
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Plate numbered "335" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 5., and Leaf 42 in volume 5.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 1814 by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825 and Ekaterina Pavlovna, Velikai︠a︡ kni︠a︡gini︠a︡, 1788-1819