Consular coachmanship!!, Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher, London, engraving 1803, Josephine standing in a carriage on the left which is drawn by four unruly horses, two are labeled A Jacobin and A Royalist; Napoleon, having been tossed onto the back of a bull, probably representing John Bull or Great Britain, lies on his back with his head between the upright horns of the bull, suggesting cuckoldry, probably alluding to rumors of infidelity involving Josephine. A whip lies on the ground next to the horses, Napoleon's oversized hat lies on the ground next to the bull. Napoleon says, alluding to his double humiliation, by the British in Egypt and his wife at home in France, Between the Bull, and the Horns I make a pretty figure
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Consular coachmanship!!, Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher, London, engraving 1803, Josephine standing in a carriage on the left which is drawn by four unruly horses, two are labeled A Jacobin and A Royalist; Napoleon, having been tossed onto the back of a bull, probably representing John Bull or Great Britain, lies on his back with his head between the upright horns of the bull, suggesting cuckoldry, probably alluding to rumors of infidelity involving Josephine. A whip lies on the ground next to the horses, Napoleon's oversized hat lies on the ground next to the bull. Napoleon says, alluding to his double humiliation, by the British in Egypt and his wife at home in France, Between the Bull, and the Horns I make a pretty figure

Date

1803

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Notre référence

LZT16A00_266

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,3Mo (3,4Mo) / 42,3cm x 27,4cm / 5000 x 3238 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Consular coachmanship Holland William active 1782-1817 publisher London engraving 1803 Josephine standing carriage left drawn four unruly horses two labeled Jacobin Royalist Napoleon having tossed back bull probably representing John Great Britain lies head upright horns suggesting cuckoldry alluding rumors infidelity involving Josephine. whip ground Napoleon's oversized hat bull. says double humiliation British Egypt wife home France I make pretty figure vintage retro retro styled engraved image engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical old antique nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art

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