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The Right Owner, 1 June 1804

 Item — Box: LF104/7 Box 1
Reference code: LF104/7/73
The Right Owner, 1 June 1804
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

Conditions Governing Access

Physical item available by appointment in our Reading Room

Extent

1.0 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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