French fire-side [graphic].

Published/Created:

Dublin
Publish'd by J. Le Petit 20 Capel St
[1818?]

Physical Description:

1 print : etching and engraving on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24 x 34 cm.

Notes:

Title from caption below image.
Publication date from unverified data from local card catalog record.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Caricatures II; Acquisitions no.: 968-9-1-8.
Manuscript "8" in upper center of plate.

Abstract:

In a fashionable parlor, two well-dressed couples entertain each other. On the right a gentleman plays the violin as his companion sings; she holds sheet music in her hand as she faces the fireplace, her back to the viewer. The violinist stands on a sheet of paper on which is written "The downfall of Paris." Above the fireplace, over a mantel with piles of books, including a volume with Code Napoleon written on its spine, is a portrait of "Napoleon le-Grand" and on either side, landscape views of Elba and St. Helena. On the left an effeminate soldier with a medal that reads "Jena" (a reference to the 1806 victory?) offers a young lady plates of fruit and cookies. The side table beside them is laiddened with fruit, flowers, liquor, and cookies. A fluffy, white dog barks at her feet. Pairs of Cupids with arrows and with laurel wreaths decorate the wallpaper.

Topics:

Couples
Dogs
Fireplaces
Floor coverings
Mantels
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Parlors
Singing
Violins

Language:

English

Genre:

Engravings -- Ireland -- Dublin -- 1818
Etchings -- Ireland -- Dublin -- 1818
Satires (Visual works) -- Ireland -- 1818

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:

818.00.00.16+

Orbis Record:

9212720

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr11920

Volume/Enumeration:

Digital version

OID:

10967949

PID:

digcoll:974504