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THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1757-1827)

The Two Kings of Terror.

1813

RCIN 810912

Rowlandson shows Napoleon and Death sitting face to face on the battlefield of Leipzig. Behind them the French are vanquished by an allied army. The battle was a major defeat for Napoleon, who was forced to retreat to France. Rowlandson’s print records a large illuminated picture placed outside the shop of his publisher Rudolph Ackermann to celebrate the victory. Probably acquired during the reign of Queen Victoria Cat. 86
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    BM Satires 12093 (BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12.)


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