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 black and white line drawing shows a central figure in a coat and breeches walking while holding reins attached to a small tub containing a seated dog; the figure wears a long pointed hat with a sword at its tip and has a surprised facial expression with round glasses. To the right, several men in top hats and coats are pulling on the reins, while another figure with a tricorn hat holds an umbrella and pulls as well. Scattered on the ground are various objects including a fallen crown, a broken musket, a discarded shoe, and scattered coins. In the background on the left, mounted soldiers with long lances ride toward rocky formations and a building, and on the right there are pillars and a cannon placed near a wall. Vegetation, barrels, and baskets appear in the foreground along with a fallen man curled on the ground, and decorative arches frame the scene at the top.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B40_017
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49.5Mb (12.4Mb) / 15.2in x 12.7in / 4561 x 3796 (300dpi)