Bonaparte's Interview with the Astronomer at Milan.
J.Cristall del. J.Wallis sc. London Pub.d by Ja.s Wallis 77 Berwick Str. Soho, S.A. Oddy, Warwick La. J.Goodwin Ave Maria La. and Davies & Eldridge Fore Street Exeter [n.d, c.1815]. Engraving with etching. Sheet 135 x 175mm (5¼ x 7"). Mounted in album paper. Napoleon seated by a table, on which stand two globes and a telescope; listening to the astronomer who stands, pointing to a globe. The original scene was a propaganda piece, promoting Napoleon as a patron of the Sciences.
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