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| Title | Scene in a New Pantomime |
| Subtitle | To Be Performed At The Theatre Royal Paris |
| Creator | [Rowlandson, Thomas 1756-1827] |
| Publisher | Ackermann, R. |
| Place of Publication | England--London |
| Date | 1815 |
| Caption Text | Caption on Image:
SCENE in a NEW PANTOMIME to be PERFORMED at the THEATRE ROYAL PARIS
With intire New Music, Dances, Dresses, Scenery, Machinery & & The principle Characters to be supported by most of the great Potentates in Europe, Harlequin by Mr Napoleon, Clown by King Wirtemberg, Pantaloon Emperor of Austria. To conclude with a Comic Song to be sung by the Pope and a Grand Chorus by the Crown'd Heads.
Vivant Rex et Regina
Pub'd April 12th 1815 by R. Ackermann No. 101 Strand
Dialogue and Signage:
[Labels on characters] CLOWN, PANTALOON
[Small portrait] COLUMBINE
[Large portrait] LOUIS, le bien aimé ("Louis, the well-loved")
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| Historical Notes | Published after the Treaty of Chaumont where the European Allies agreed to pursue Napoleon with a multi-national force, this drawing shows the Allies chasing him from the throne room at the Tuileries. The portrait is a caricature of Louis XVIII. Napoleon is dressed as a harlequin, and has discarded his crown and sceptre. He is shown leaping through the portrait of a very complacent Louis XVIII, pursued by a pack of buffoons meant to represent the monarchs of Europe: Ferdinand of Spain (falling), a Russian Cossack (prodding with the spear), the King of Wurtemberg (on his knees, firing the two pistols), the Emperor of Austria (wearing a wallet labeled Pantaloon), the Pope, and the King of Prussia. One of the monarchs takes down the portrait of Columbine, which is either Marie Louise or the Duchesse d'Angouleme.
Reference Source: George #12528.
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| Publishing Notes | Also found in Broadley (378) and the DeVinck collection 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
Louis XVIII, King of France, 1755-1824
Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823
Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840
Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833
Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835
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| Geographic Coverage | France |
| Digital Collection | Napoleonic Period Collection
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| Digital ID Number | NAP027 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Napoleon Collection |
| UW Reference Number | E16 |
| Object Type | Print |
| Physical Description | Etching, hand colored ; on sheet 24 x 34 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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