File:Il Essuie de Grands Revers (NAPOLEON 85).jpg
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[edit]Français : Il Essuie de Grands Revers — ou Les Taches ineffaçables (The indelible stains) ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
English: Charles Elie |
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Title |
Français : Il Essuie de Grands Revers — ou Les Taches ineffaçables (The indelible stains) |
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Description |
English: The title of this caricature is a play on words: The verb essuyer, which means to wipe, has a secondary meaning of to suffer a loss or reproach. Thus the title can be translated "He wipes out his failures" or "He suffers some reversals."
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Date |
circa 1814 date QS:P571,+1814-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium |
English: Etching, hand colored ; plate mark 24 x 14 cm. on sheet 28 x 20 cm. |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q219563 |
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Place of creation | Paris | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caption on image: Il Essuie de Grands Revers [Il Essuie de Grands Revers (see translation comments above)ou les Taches ineffaçables the indelible stains |
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Source/Photographer |
English: Napoleonic Period Collection |
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Publishing Notes InfoField | Also found in the De Vinck Collection (#8826) at the Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris) and Collection de l'histoire de France, Qb1, 1813. |
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Digital ID Number InfoField | NAP010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UW Reference Number InfoField | F6 |
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