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| Title | Review of the French Troops |
| Creator | Cruikshank, George 1792-1878 |
| Publisher | Humphrey, Hannah, 1774-1817 |
| Place of Publication | England--London |
| Date | 1813 |
| Caption Text | REVIEW of the FRENCH TROOPS on their returning March through SMOLENSKO
Altho their Dress is not gaudy, it is warm & that is the principle thing
Vide the Hamburg Correspondenten for 1812 N180 – 14th March
G. Cruikshank sculpt
Pubd May 27, 1813 by H Humphrey-- St. James Str.
Signage:
[Banner on imperial staff topped with eagle]: Napoleon
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| Historical Notes | The drawing shows the miserable state of Napoleon's army as it retreated from Moscow. Napoleon was at Smolensk from November 9-11, 1813 and realized the army was in terrible shape. The soldiers are wretched and absurdly dressed: some lack uniforms and shoes, some are wrapped in blankets, some wear women's clothes. Napoleon appears short and obese, in contrast to his emaciated soldiers. His horse, grandly liveried and wearing ice skates, is held by one of his Egyptian bodyguards (known as "mamelukes", these were Egyptian slaves turned soldiers who served as Napoleon's personal bodyguard from 1804 to 1814). The ladder propped up next to the horse makes the usual (English) joke of Napoleon's small stature.
Reference source: George #12051. |
| Publishing Notes | Per George, this is an adaptation of a Russian print. Also in the De Vinck Collection (#8784) in 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
Soldiers
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| Geographic Coverage | France |
| Digital Collection | Napoleonic Period Collection
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| Digital ID Number | NAP021 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Napoleon Collection |
| UW Reference Number | E10 |
| Object Type | Print |
| Physical Description | Etching, hand colored ; on sheet 29 x 41 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. |
