The history of the nineteenth century in caricature . more striking cartoons will serve to close the survey of theNapoleonic period. Death and Bonaparte is a grew-some cartoon by Rowlandson, dated January i, 1814. Na-poleon is seated on a drum with his head clasped between hishands, staring into the face of a skeleton Death, who is watch-ing the baffled general, face to face. Death mockinglyparodies Napoleons attitude. A broken eagle, the imperialstandard, lies at his bony feet. In the background the Rus-sian, Prussian, Austrian, and other allied armies are stream-ing past in unbroken ranks, r
The history of the nineteenth century in caricature . more striking cartoons will serve to close the survey of theNapoleonic period. Death and Bonaparte is a grew-some cartoon by Rowlandson, dated January i, 1814. Na-poleon is seated on a drum with his head clasped between hishands, staring into the face of a skeleton Death, who is watch-ing the baffled general, face to face. Death mockinglyparodies Napoleons attitude. A broken eagle, the imperialstandard, lies at his bony feet. In the background the Rus-sian, Prussian, Austrian, and other allied armies are stream-ing past in unbroken ranks, routing the dismayed legions ofFrance. Bloody Boney, the Corsican Butcher, Left off Tradeand Retiring to Scarecrow Island is the title,of still anotherof Rowlandsons characteristic cartoons. In it Napoleon isrepresented as riding on a rough-coated donkey and wearinga fools cap in place of a crown. His only provision is abag of brown bread. His consort is riding on the samebeast, which is being unmercifully flogged with a stick labeled Baton 8 O <s CENTURY IN CARICATURE 55 Napoleons escape from Elba was commemorated byRowlandson in The Flight of Bonaparte from Hell it the foul fiend is amusing himself by letting his captiveloose, to work fresh mischief in the world above. He hasmounted the Corsican upon a bubble and sends him careeringupward back to earth, while hissing dragons pour forthfurious blasts to waft the bubble onward. Hell Hounds Rallying around the Idol of France is the
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