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 pen-and-ink scene shows a central standing man in a long coat with buttons and a sash, wearing round spectacles and a tall pointed hat that trails backward and ends with a sword through its tip; he holds ropes leading to figures at the right who appear to be pulling, and a fallen person lies on the ground near scattered objects and a small cannon. In the left foreground a dog sits inside a large cup or vessel next to spilled produce and a tipped barrel, while a helmet lies on the ground nearby. In the midground left a group of mounted riders with lances ride past rocky hills and distant buildings from which smoke or flames rise, and in the background a mountainous landscape frames the scene. Decorative columns and urns stand near a small cannon behind the central figure, and a rectangular box with an open top sits at the lower right edge of the image. The whole composition is enclosed by an arched border.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A94_292

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58.6Mb (7.1Mb) / 16.3in x 14.0in / 4888 x 4193 (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 pen- -ink scene central standing man long coat buttons sash wearing round spectacles tall pointed hat trails backward ends sword tip holds ropes leading figures right pulling fallen person lies ground near scattered objects small cannon left foreground dog sits inside large cup vessel next spilled produce tipped barrel helmet lies ground nearby midground left group mounted riders lances ride past rocky hills distant buildings smoke flames rise mountainous landscape frames scene Decorative columns urns stand near central figure rectangular box open top sits lower right edge image whole composition enclosed arched border