"Napoleon At Waterloo. Rare Watercolor Satiric Engraving, August 1815"
Buonaparte at Mont St Jean, makes use of his ordinary talismenRare satirical etching watercolor.
Deposited by Genty (or Gentil) on August 14, 1815.
Figure in No. 34 of 26/8/1815 of the Bibliographie de la France under No. 795, p. 364 (In Paris, at Gentil's) ____________________________________
Abandoning his soldiers to the assaults of the English cavalry, Napoleon flees the battlefield of Waterloo, pursued by his son who plays with a reel
Very good general condition.
Very fresh colors, paper in very good condition.
Slight signs of crease in the upper right corner and tiny wetting on the upper edge.
31.5 x 23 cm (sheet)
27.5 x 18.9 cm (subject)
29 x 21.8 cm (plate)
In a modern frame (31 x 37.5 cm)
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See:
- National Library of France, Paris / Inventory No. RESERVED QB-370 (73) -FT 4 (Department Prints and Photography)
- British Museum, London / Inventory No. 1932,0226.6
Bibliography
BROADLEY AM, Napoleon in caricature 1795-1821, Bd II, London, 1911 , p. 75.
De Vinck Collection. A century of history in France by printmaking. Analytical inventory, Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1909, n ° 9580.
GEORGE MD, Catalog of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, 11 Bde, London, 1870-1950, No. 12567.