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William Elmes: English: Little Bony Sneaking into Paris--with a White Feather in His Tail (

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William Elmes (–1814)
Alternative names	Elmes; William. Elmes
Description	British painter, engraver and illustrator
Date of birth/death		1814
Work period	1797 –1814
Authority file	: Q48596601 VIAF: 95752011 ULAN: 500011664 LCCN: no2015085216 KulturNav: 9f166f8f-d76e-482e-8733-17d202ed3d4c RKD: 26052 WorldCat

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English: Little Bony Sneaking into Paris--with a White Feather in His Tail

Description

English: After the disastrous Russian campaign, Napoleon left his army in early December and returned to Paris alone. He was almost unrecognizable from the hardships he had undergone, and arrived without escort at the Tuileries in the middle of the night, where the porter in his nightshirt admitted him.

In the drawing, Napoleon trails a huge white feather, thought to be the mark of a poor fighter and linked from the 18th century with cowardice. He is chased by a dog who identifies himself as a "Russian cur". An officer, identified by George as Napoleon's personal aide Armand de Culaincourt, crouches at the gate and lifts the knocker, asking entrance for Napoleon under several ironic aliases. The gatekeeper has his own alias for the skulking emperor: the devil.

Reference source: George #11997.

Subjects (LCSH): Political cartoons; History--Caricatures & cartoons; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

Date

1813

Medium

English: Etching, hand colored ; plate mark 25 x 35 cm. on sheet 26 x 36 cm.

Collection

University of Washington

	Native name	University of Washington
	Location	Seattle, Washington, United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 39′ 15″ N, 122° 18′ 29″ W
	Established	1861
	Website	www.washington.edu
	Authority file	: Q219563 VIAF: 265500071 ISNI: 0000000122986657 ULAN: 500308857 LCCN: n79054596 NLA: 35573202 WorldCat

Current location

University of Washington: Special Collections

Accession number

136

Place of creation

Cheapside, London

Inscriptions

Caption on Image :

LITTLE BONY Sneaking into PARIS--with a white Feathe(r) in his tail .
London Pubd by Thos Tegg...No 111 Cheapside...Januy 12, 1813
Wm Es Delin Scul
Price One Shillin Coloured

Dialogue :
[Napoleon] hist__is that the Croaking of Frogs I hear: I mistake__it’s only the Sycophant Lads in Paris__hurra-ing at my unexpected and precipitate return. Thank my Luckey Stars—I have got out of the clutches of them Dam’d Cossack Curs___or I should have been food for Bears__long before this time .
[Dog] A Russian Cur__Bow-wow-wow .
[Officer] It’s only Count Vincen’t__Alias__Little Bony. The Imperial Fugitive__returned from Victory .

[Gatekeeper] Rap_Rap_Rap_ Who comes there..what midnight disturbers are you. “Alias__who” Alias the Divil you mean

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English: Napoleonic Period Collection

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The author died in 1814, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

Publisher

Thomas Tegg (1776–1845)
Description	British publisher, printer, bookseller and stationer English publisher
Date of birth/death	4 March 1776	21 April 1845
Location of birth/death	Wimbledon	Wimbledon
Work period	1799 –1846
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q7794394 VIAF: 2902902 ISNI: 0000000083511340 LCCN: no89020646 NLA: 35092906 Open Library: OL2450310A WorldCat

Digital ID Number

NAP025

UW Reference Number

E14

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