Caption

Napoleon pulls a dog in a goblet through the swamp, Caricatures of the defeats of the French in 1813, cartoon, print, historical print, Napoleon, with a sock on his head, pulls a dog sitting in a goblet through the swamp. French soldiers help him. In the background the French troops being defeated by the Cossacks, the fireworks, and a cemetery portal with a skeleton of a French soldier. Below the text: French lot, drawn in the Muscovite Lottery anno 1812 and following!, printmaker: Hermanus Fock, Amsterdam, 1813, paper, etching, height 87 mm x width 103 mm, Person, Napoleon I (Emperor of the French), Russian Campaign, Period, 1812, A detailed ink engraving shows a central figure wearing a long coat and a tall pointed hat with a face showing an open-mouthed expression, holding ropes that connect to a large bucket containing a seated dog and to a group of smaller figures who pull in the opposite direction; scattered on the ground near the central figure are discarded crowns, coins, and swords; to the left background riders on horseback charge across a landscape with rocky outcrops and a small building, while to the right background columns and decorative urns flank a cannon and a skeleton-like statue; ornate borders frame the scene and a wall-mounted vessel appears at the lower left.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A88_323

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Rights managed

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56.9Mb (8.2Mb) / 15.9in x 13.9in / 4767 x 4172 (300dpi)

Keywords

Napoleon pulls dog goblet swamp Caricatures defeats French 1813 cartoon print historical print Napoleon sock head pulls dog sitting French soldiers help background French troops defeated Cossacks fireworks cemetery portal skeleton French soldier text French lot drawn Muscovite Lottery anno 1812 following! printmaker Hermanus Fock Amsterdam paper etching height 87 mm x width 103 mm Person Napoleon I Emperor Russian Campaign Period 1812 detailed ink engraving central figure wearing long coat tall pointed hat face showing open-mouthed expression holding ropes connect large bucket containing seated dog group smaller figures pull opposite direction scattered ground near central figure discarded crowns coins swords left riders horseback charge across landscape rocky outcrops small building right columns decorative urns flank cannon skeleton- statue ornate borders frame scene wall-mounted vessel lower left