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JACK FROST attacking BONY in Russia
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| Title | JACK FROST attacking BONY in Russia |
| Creator | [Elmes, William (worked 1811-20)] |
| Publisher | Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845 |
| Place of Publication | England -- London -- Cheapside |
| Date | 1812 |
| Caption Text | Caption on Image:
JACK FROST attacking BONY in Russia.
Publised Novemr 7th 1812 by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside
Desd by E___
Price one shilling Coloured
Dialogue and Signage:
[Napoleon] By gar – Monsieur Frost this is a much colder reception than I expected I never experienced such a pelting before__I find I must take care of my Nose as well as my Toes__Pray forgive me this time and I swear by __ St. Dennis, never to enter your dominion again.
[Creature on back of bear] What__Master Bony__ have I caught you at last We teach you Russian fare__take that and that as a relis and degest it.
[Breath coming from bear's nose] Northern blast
[Smoke cloud from fire] Moscow
[City in background] Petersbourgh
[Rays of fire/light from creature's eyes] Northern lights
[Labels on bear] Northern bear, Ham
[Labels on snowballs] Snow ball
[Number at top of drawing] 179
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| Historical Notes | This drawing shows Jack Frost on the back of the bear (symbol of Russia), hurling snowballs at a fleeing Napoleon, whose hat has been knocked off. The scene takes place during a raging blizzard, where the snow is blowing towards Napoleon, pushing him away from Russia. Napoleon holds onto his nose to protect it from frostbite. The angry bear breathes a "northern blast" that sears Napoleon's back. In the background you see Tsar Alexander standing strong, pointing to Napoleon to leave. Three grinning Cossacks watch Napoleon leave from another mound of snow, their spears smoking. Fur-capped Russian troops are shown in front of the city of Petersbourgh, standing at attention with spears raised. The French troops are huddled around a fire of sticks labeled Moscow. As implied, Napoleon's advance into Russia was defeated more by the bitter winter weather than it was by the Russian soldiers. When he arrived in Moscow, it had been intentionally destroyed by fire, leaving his troops no shelter against the winter storms. Because of the lack of shelter and the difficulty of maintaining supply lines over such a long distance, the French were forced to retreat.
Reference source: George #11918. |
| Publishing Notes | Also found in the De Vinck Collection (# 8790) at the Bibliotheque Nationale (Paris).
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Political cartoons
History--Caricatures & cartoons
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825
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| Geographic Coverage | France |
| Digital Collection | Napoleonic Period Collection
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| Digital ID Number | NAP026 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Napoleon Collection |
| UW Reference Number | E15 |
| Object Type | Print |
| Physical Description | Etching, hand colored ; plate mark 24 x 35 cm. on sheet 25 x 35 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original drawing in RGB at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, changed to indexed color, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2006. |
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