Title

Hand-coloured etching titled 'Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant' by Thomas Rowlandson

Caption

Hand-coloured etching titled 'Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant' by Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) English artist and caricaturist. Rowlandson created a crude conception of what it would be like bringing up Napoleon's heir. Dated 1811

Date

1811

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP17A18_030

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (5,4Mb) / 13,2in x 17,6in / 3970 x 5282 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hand-coloured Colour Illustration etching Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant Nursing Spawn Tyrant Thomas Rowlandson English artist caricaturist crude conception heir Marie-Louise Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte French Military Political Leader Political Leader French Revolution Revolution 19th Century