The Right Owner, 1 June 1804
Scope and Contents
Artist: Isaac Cruikshank. Published: Thomas Williamson. The ghost of Louis XVI stands (left) among clouds, pointing a minatory finger at the (over-large) crown worn by Napoleon, saying, "That's Mine!!!" Napoleon, enthroned, the letters 'NR' on the back of his chair of state, shrinks back in terror, saying, "Angels & Ministers of Grace defend me" [Hamlet, i. 4]. He wears royal robes, but from his belt hang a dagger and a large sabre, while three pistols are thrust through it. Louis XVI (a good portrait), very obese, wears the Saint Esprit and the cross of St. Louis. The clouds and the stepped dais on which Napoleon sits give the impression that his seat is on the edge of an abyss. Description from the British Museum.
Dates
- Creation: 1 June 1804
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Language of Materials
English
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