Memoirs of Buonaparte : his imperial family, great officers of state, and great military officers
Anti-Bonapartist propaganda, with pithy character assassinations of key figures in the Bonapartist regime
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed and published by G. Smeeton, 17 St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross,
[approximately 1814]
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| Edition: | Second edition, with additions |
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| Summary: | Anti-Bonapartist propaganda, with pithy character assassinations of key figures in the Bonapartist regime |
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| Item Description: | Caption title Includes a "Hieroglyphic portrait" of Napoleon by George Cruikshank The first and third editions of this work are described in George (12204 and 12204a) This Yale-originated record is shareable under Creative Commons license CC0 "Correct explanation of the hieroglyphic portrait of Buonaparte: the French eagle, crouching, forms his hat; the red collar represents the River Rhine ... the letters on the fingers are the initials of Austria, Russia, Sweden and Prussia; and the cuff of the sleeve is emblematic of Great Britain, by whose influence and power the Allies are bound together; the letter R signifying Regent. The visage is formed of the carcases [sic] of the unhappy victims to his cruel ambition; the spider is symbolic of the rancor and venom of Buonaparte's heart; and the web illustrative of the flimsy tenure by which he at present holds his kingdom." |
| Physical Description: | 1 sheet ([1] page) : illustration ; 45 x 28 cm |