Caricature of Napoleon I

1850

Karikatur Napoleons I. nach Original vom Jahre 1813.

Social & Political

Publication date: ?c.1850
Physical description: Cromolithogrpah postcard.For MH
Dimensions: 140 by 90mm. (5.5 by 3.5 inches).
Inventory reference: 1841

Notes

Caricature of Napoleon I,on his face the victims of the Russian campaign.The shoulder pad shows a hand gripping Germany; a spider spins its net from Elbe- river to the Rhine. The test to the red badge reads in German: “Ehre fort” or Honour lost.

Biography

Robert Dudley (1574–1649)

Dudley was the illegitimate son of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and brother-in-law of the celebrated circumnavigator Thomas Cavendish. Dudley joined the Royal Navy and led a privateering expedition to South America in 1594–1595. In 1596, he commanded the ship Nonpareil in the Earl of Essex’s successful attack on Cadiz, and was knighted for his services.

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