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| Title | Le Carnaval de 1815 |
| Subtitle | ou Le macaroni Impérial |
| Creator | Anonymous |
| Place of Publication | [France -- Paris] |
| Date | ca. 1815 |
| Caption Text | Caption on image:
Le Carnaval de 1815 (The carnival of 1815)
ou Le macaroni Impérial (The imperial macaroni)
Dialogue and signage:
[Napoleon]Je la Goberai, c'est sur! (I'm in for it, for sure)
[Cambacérès]Tout ça file tout, ça file en même temps!... (It all goes, it all goes at once)
[Soldier]Ils chiquent! moi, je fume...un Louis me sauverait! (They're chewing, me, I'm smoking...one Louis would save me)
[Papers in soldier's pocket]Billet d'Hopital (hospital ticket), Feuille de R. (Sheet of R), Réforme (reform).
[Macaroni strands]GeNale mobile, sédentaire (general mobilization, sedentary), Conscription de 1815, 1813, 1808, 1809, Conscription de 1812, Conscription 1814, 1807, 1810, 1806, 1811, an 13, an 10 (Draft of [various years]
[Map on table]France, Corse (Corsica)
[Moneybags on floor]Contribution Ordinaire (ordinary contribution/taxes), Contribution Extra (extra contribution/taxes)
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| Historical Notes | Napoleon and Cambacérès are shown as two figures from the Italian Commedia del'Arte: Napoleon as Harlequin, and Cambacérès as Pulcinella. They stand on either side of a large cube, representing the map of the Empire. Napoleon has a pile of gold coins under his hand, as if he were placing a bet, and there is a bag of coins on the floor. They are dishing up large strings of macaroni, representing the multiple conscriptions that were needed to replenish the army that was being decimated by the continuing military campaigns. The soldier standing behind Napoleon has lost a leg, and has a bandage on his head and his other foot. He's smoking a pipe, but "fuming" as well because Napoleon and Cambacérès are doing so little to help him. His reference to a "Louis" is tongue-in-cheek, referring both to a coin and to Louis XVIII.
Reference Source: Clerc No. 26; George #12903.
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| Publishing Notes | The drawing reproduced in Clerc is identical, except that the date is 1814 instead of 1815. She notes the publishing date as 1814-1815. Also found in the De Vinck Collection, tome 67, folio 40,#8879 and Collection de l'Histoire de France, Qb1, 22 fev.1814..
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Political cartoons
History--Caricatures & cartoons
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Cambaceres, Jean Jacques Regis de, 1753-1824 |
| Geographic Coverage | France |
| Digital Collection | Napoleonic Period Collection |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices please email:
photos@u.washington.edu |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Napoleon Collection |
| UW Reference Number | F22 |
| Object Type | Print |
| Physical Description | Etching, hand colored ; sheet 22 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. |
| Full resolution | Volume1\F22.tif |
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