Public Execution of a Tyrant.A gibbet formed by the Allies, well supported by Old England. The British Oak & Lion, crushing & tearing the Corsican Viper, whose sting falls down harmless upon the Oak.
TH.
Published as the Act directs March 1814.
Hand-coloured aquatint, rare. Framed. Printed area: 240 x 190mm (9½ x 7½"). Frame: 370 x 300mm (14½ x 11¾"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene showing a large snake, who represents Napoleon and the French, being hung from a gibbet carved with the names of the Allies (though Prussia is missing). The gibbet is supported by a oak tree representing England, while the English lion bites and claws at the snake's tail.
BM Satire 12200.
[Ref: 43876] £290.00
Published as the Act directs March 1814.
Hand-coloured aquatint, rare. Framed. Printed area: 240 x 190mm (9½ x 7½"). Frame: 370 x 300mm (14½ x 11¾"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene showing a large snake, who represents Napoleon and the French, being hung from a gibbet carved with the names of the Allies (though Prussia is missing). The gibbet is supported by a oak tree representing England, while the English lion bites and claws at the snake's tail.
BM Satire 12200.
[Ref: 43876] £290.00