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| Title | La Danse Impériale |
| Creator | [Gagnebin] |
| Publisher | [Genty, Jean B] |
| Place of Publication | [France -- Paris] |
| Date | [1815] |
| Caption Text | Caption on image:
La danse Impériale (The Imperial dance)
Dialogue and signage:
[Napoleon] Finissez de grace la danse me lasse (Finish with grace this tiring dance)
[Wellington] Ah! Vous avez beau crier Il faut que vous la dansiez (Ah! However much you cry, you have to dance it!)
Déposé (Registered)
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| Historical Notes | Quite obviously published after Napoleon's defeat by Wellington at Waterloo, this is one of several caricatures showing Napoleon dancing to the tune of the English. Wellington has Napoleon on a leash and holds a club over his head. Napoleon begs for mercy, asking Wellington to finish the dance, but Wellington insists he continue.
Reference source: Clerc #145.
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| Publishing Notes | Published in July or August 1815, with the dépot légal on September 11, 1815. Also found in the De Vinck collection (#9801) at the Bibliothèque 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
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
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| Geographic Coverage | France |
| Digital Collection | Napoleonic Period Collection
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| Digital ID Number | NAP48 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Napoleon Collection |
| UW Reference Number | F13 |
| Object Type | Print |
| Physical Description | Etching, hand colored ; plate mark 23 x 21 cm. on sheet 29 x 25 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. |
