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Ah! Papa, tu t'es fait bien du mal
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| Title | Ah! Papa, tu t'es fait bien du mal |
| Creator | Anonymous |
| Publisher | Anonymous |
| Place of Publication | [France -- Paris] |
| Date | [1814] |
| Caption Text | Caption on image: Ah! Papa, tu t'es fait bien du mal (Oh, Papa, you've really hurt yourself!)
Dialogue and signage: [Napoleon] Quelle Chute! (What a fall!)
[Map]Plan de L'ile d'Elbe (Map of the Island of Elba)
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| Historical Notes | Napoleon has fallen on his back, his sword broken, his hat on the floor, and a sailor's compass in his hand. The King of Rome, also dressed in a uniform, cries into his handkerchief at the sight of his father so badly hurt.
Napoleon's exile to Elba was indeed a fall from power, although his son wasn't old enough to mourn the event. Although Napoleon was granted sovereignty over the island that was his new home, it was a far cry from directing a huge Empire. The map is realistically drawn, but the scale on the map makes the much smaller than it really is. It is also located closer to Corsica than reality.
Reference source: Clerc #50, George #12243.
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| Publishing Notes | Also appears in the De Vinck collection (# 9006) at the Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris).
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Political cartoons
History--Caricatures & cartoons
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Bonaparte, François-Charles-Joseph, Herzog von Reichstadt, 1811-1832
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| Geographic Coverage | France |
| Digital Collection | Napoleonic Period Collection
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Napoleon Collection |
| UW Reference Number | F14 |
| Object Type | Print |
| Physical Description | Etching, hand colored ; plate mark 27 x 20 cm. on sheet 29 x 22 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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