File:The IMPERIAL FAMILY Going to the Devil (NAPOLEON 163).jpeg
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[edit]George Cruikshank: English: The IMPERIAL FAMILY Going to the Devil.
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English: The IMPERIAL FAMILY Going to the Devil. |
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English: This intricate Cruikshank drawing shows Napoleon and his headless entourage (the imperial “family”) marching from the guillotine towards the gates of Hell. A skeleton stands as a barker beside the guillotine, encouraging victims to pay a tax and be dispatched immediately to their “one remaining ally.” One man kneels under the blade and two men and a woman wait their turn. Behind the entrance to Hell stands a terrifying Lucifer, who bars their entrance because he fears competition from Napoleon who has been “such a Devil among men.” Marie Louise, Napoleon’s second wife, walks with her head on a plate, accompanied by a general who drags his head by its pigtail. In the air, a double-headed eagle carries away Napoleon’s son, the King of Rome. Mme de Montesquiou recognizes it as the Austrian eagle, a reference to the rumor that the child’s grandfather, Francis I of Austria, would serve as regent until the child was grown. In fact, the King of Rome played no part in the final transfer of power from Napoleon. Reference Source: George #12190
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| Date | 1814 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: Etching, hand colored ; plate mark 20 x 49 cm. on sheet 21 x 50 cm. |
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English: England -- London -- Ludgate Hill |
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Caption on Image : The IMPERIAL FAMILY Going to the Devil . G. Cruickshank fec’t Pub’d March 1st 1814 by T. Hughes Ludgate Hill Dialogue and Signage: (characters left to right) [Skeleton] Walk up Ladies & gentlemen, walk up the fee is only a trifling Pole Tax & you are immediately in the high Road to the dominions of your only remaining ally [Headless soldier] Stop the procession, I have picked up my head [Headless woman in pink dress, possibly Mme de Montesquiou] Bless me the Austrian Eagle is carrying away little Boney [Headless man in orange coat] Accept my arm Madam, we shall soon meet with a warm reception in the court of our Dearly beloved Friend [Headless man with head under his arm] Distraction! Whether shall we go? I thought we should be sure of an asylum here [Headless Talleyrand in pink robe] Mercy on me, what is to become of us—his imperial Majesty King Lucifer refuses us admittance [Headless Napoleon] Do you now know me? I am Napoleon Buonaparte...your vicegerent on Earth [Lucifer] That may be very true but you was such a Devil among men that I fear you here so go about your business. I am determined to have no one here who shall dispute with me my dominions and threaten to usurp my empire...so go along . |
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English: Napoleonic Period Collection |
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| Publisher | Hughes, T. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital ID Number | NAP032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UW Reference Number | E26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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