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| Title | Satans Return from Earth |
| Subtitle | Discovered in Council--with Belzebub & Belial—a Sketch after Fuseli |
| Publisher | Fores, S.W. 1785-1825 |
| Place of Publication | England -- London -- Piccadilly |
| Date | 1799 |
| Caption Text | Caption on Image:
Satans return from Egypt Earth. Discovered in Council—with Belzebub & Belial—a Sketch after Fuseli
Publish'd Nov 30, 1799 by S.W. Fores Piccidilly where of Caricatures may be had for the Evening
Dialogue and Signage:
[Middle Jacobin on bottom] Down with the Councils, up with the Committees
[Jacobin on right] Vive La Babouf Ca ira
[Papers under Napoleon's feet] Lute of the Tudgu, Myself in Egypt an Oratorio Council of Cinq Cents
Hymn of Marselos
[Clouds] Constitutions Ready for all Occasions
[Labels in sun ray] Buonaparte; Abbaye; Ducos; Seyes
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| Historical Notes | One of the earliest caricatures, this drawing parodies a painting by Henry Fuseli, one of a series illustrating Milton's Paradise Lost that was first exhibited in 1799. The drawing refers to Napoleon's initial grasp of power, when he was named First Consul, the most prominent of a three-person consulate that replaced the Directory. The two demons flanking him are Emmanuel Sieyes and Roger Ducos, the other two members of the consulate. The four smaller demons flying around are English supporters of the Jacobins. Along the bottom of the print are several revolutionaries who are cheering Napoleon. The one who shouts "Vive la Babouf Ca ira" is referring to the Babeuf conspiracy of 1796 (also known as the Conspiracy of Equals), which was broken up by the government and highly publicized to give the impression there was a socialist threat to society.
Reference Source: George #9431 |
| Subjects(LCTGM) | Devil
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Political cartoons
History--Caricatures & cartoons
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
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| Geographic Coverage | France |
| Digital Collection | Napoleonic Period Collection
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| Digital ID Number | NAP036 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Napoleon Collection |
| UW Reference Number | E30 |
| Object Type | Print |
| Physical Description | Etching, hand colored ; on sheet 27 x 26 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. |
