The Corsican Spider in His Web!, Thomas Rowlandson, July 12, 1808

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The Corsican Spider in His Web!, July 12, 1808, Hand-colored etching, Sheet: 14 in. × 9 15/16 in. ( × cm), Prints, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760–1809 London), Woodward and Rowlandson here use a metaphor of consumption to present Napoleon at his most powerful. In July 1808, French armies completed their invasion of Spain. The emperor’s well-known profile and plumed bicorne hat are appended to a fat spider’s body inscribed 'Unbounded Ambition

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Size: 3570px × 5000px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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