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The Inhabitants of St. Helena Take Flight at the Sight of Their New Sovereign (Les habitants de St. Héléne prennent la fuite à la vue de leur nouveau souverain)

ca. 1814-1815
19th century
188 x 263 mm (7.4 x 10.4 in.)

Lacroix, French

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching with hand coloring on Bouchet laid paper

Marks: Inscribed in ink below image: “Les habitants de st. héléne prennent la fuite à la vue de leur nouveau souverain”; inscribed in ink above image: “entrée triomphante de bonaparte dans son nouveau royaume”; inscribed in pencil, lower left corner: “Coll. Gr h”; inscribed in pencil, lower right corner: “12”; inscribed in pencil, lower right corner: “BM 12711”

Marks: Watermark: J Bouchet

Bibliography: See the Napoleon Foundation website at http://napoleon.org . Compare the watermark to Edward Heawood, Watermarks: Mainly of the 17th and 18th Centuries (Paper Publications Society), number 3798.

Credit Line: Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 2013

Accession Number: 2013.10.1

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caricatures*, exile, France*, Napoleon I*, prisoners*, rats

caricatures - Use for representations, often portraits, that exaggerate certain features or characteristics to humorous or ludicrous effect. [April 1991 descriptor moved.]
exile
France - TGN 1000070
Napoleon I - LC n 79054933: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
prisoners - Related Term
rats

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image Dimensions: 188 x 263 mm (7.4 x 10.4 in.)

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Lacroix, French . The Inhabitants of St. Helena Take Flight at the Sight of Their New Sovereign (Les habitants de St. Héléne prennent la fuite à la vue de leur nouveau souverain), ca. 1814-1815. Etching with hand coloring on Bouchet laid paper. image : 188 x 263 mm (7.4 x 10.4 in.). Plate : 222 x 287 mm (8.7 x 11.3 in.). Sheet : 273 x 408 mm (10.7 x 16.1 in.). DAC accession number 2013.10.1. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 2013. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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