Taking leave [graphic].
- Published/Created:
- London
Pubd. Novr. 12, 1802 by W Holland No. 11 Cockspur Street, (removed from Oxford Street
[12 November 1802] - Physical Description:
- 1 print : engraving and etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; platemark 310 x 235 mm
- Notes:
- Title from caption below image.
Attribution to Rowlandson based on style.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Gift of Nick Knowles; November 2014. - Abstract:
- Fox (right), hat in hand, bows humbly before Bonaparte (left), who stands arrogantly, arms akimbo, head in profile to the right. The First Consul wears military uniform, boots, an enormous sword; on his head is a mural crown decorated with a cannon and skull and cross-bones, and bristling with sabres, pistols and daggers. Both men are shown full-length and in profile.
- Associated Names:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 [Printmaker]
Holland, William, active 1782-1817 [Publisher] - Topics:
- Bowing
Emperors -- France
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Politicians -- Great Britain - Topics:
- France -- Foreign relations -- 1789-1820
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1789-1820 - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Etchings -- England -- London -- 1802
Satires (Visual works) -- England -- 1802 - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Prints & Photographs
- Rights:
- These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html
- Call Number:
- 802.11.12.03
- Orbis Record:
- 12317852
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr32184
- Volume/Enumeration:
- Digital version
- OID:
- 15811088
- PID:
- digcoll:2793778
