Cartoon on the fall of Napoleon in 1814. The emperor, struck by a lightning bolt, falls from the scale marked 'Unity of Nations' and held by the hand of God in the clouds. On the other scale is Europe with a map of Europe in hand, a Bible and with a horn of plenty filled by God with flowers and fruit. A flower is inserted into the map at Paris, referring to the Peace of Paris of May 30, 1814., Balance of Europe, 1814, print maker: Derk Anthony van de Wart, (mentioned on object), Derk Anthony van de Wart, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1814, paper, etching, h 229 mm × w 205 mm

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