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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
The Two Kings of Terror. 1813
Hand-coloured etching with aquatint | 41.1 x 25.1 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810912
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A hand-coloured print showing 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. Inscribed in the plate: T.Rowlandson delt.
Provenance
Probably acquired during the reign of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching with aquatint
Measurements
41.1 x 25.1 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper)
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BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. – BM Satires 12093Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. BM Satires 12093
