St Helena. Visiting his Tomb. The Shade of Napoleon.
Day & Hague Lith.rs to the King, 7 Gate St.
Pub.d by S. Knights, Sweetings Alley & 4 King Street, Holborn [n.d., c.1831].
Lithograph. Sheet 230 x 285mm (9 x 11¼").
Above his grave on St Helena, the profile of Napoleon Bonaparte can be discerned within the two trunks of willow trees. A woman in a mourning veil holds a wreath, the French Imperial eagle at her feet. This one of several puzzle-type prints on the same theme published in the aftermath of Napoleon's death.
[Ref: 57648] £140.00
Pub.d by S. Knights, Sweetings Alley & 4 King Street, Holborn [n.d., c.1831].
Lithograph. Sheet 230 x 285mm (9 x 11¼").
Above his grave on St Helena, the profile of Napoleon Bonaparte can be discerned within the two trunks of willow trees. A woman in a mourning veil holds a wreath, the French Imperial eagle at her feet. This one of several puzzle-type prints on the same theme published in the aftermath of Napoleon's death.
[Ref: 57648] £140.00