Sujet

Napoleon on a plate ready to be carved, 1814. Artist: Anon

Légende

Napoleon on a plate ready to be carved, 1814. A satire on Napoleon Bonaparte, who appears, skewered like a fowl, on a plate, bearing the City arms, alongside which lies a sword inscribed Blucher's carving Knife. This is a reference to Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, a Prussian who defeated the French and captured 18,000 prisoners before entering Paris, aged 71. A man - possibly John Bull, the personification of England - frolics in a frothing tankard of ale.

Date

1814

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A92_316

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (2,8Mo) / 42,3cm x 29,5cm / 5001 x 3489 (300dpi)

Mots clés

London England food drink people male man men hat happy politics country French France emperor patriotism guy clothes weapon weapons alcohol celebrations beer color colour humour joy plate royal uniform celebration celebrating dress knives war location century sword nationalism royalty swords concept humorous personality knife banquet tankard feast warfare commander insignia 19th century ally weaponry allegorical figure nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery jingoism John Bull TGN Napoleon Bonaparte I Napoleon Bonaparte etching satire Anon Anonymous Napoleon l Bonaparte Napoleon Boney General Bonaparte Bonaparte General 1st Consul Bonaparte First Consul Bonaparte Bonaparte the Corsican Napoleon I Napoleone di Buonaparte Emperor Napoleon Napo Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Blucher Gebhard Leberecht von