Napoleon climbing a headless skeleton trying to reach an unattainable crown; representing his imperial ambitions for France and his own for sovereignty. Coloured etching, 1803.
- Date:
- June 1803
- Reference:
- 12195i
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London (Cockspur Street) : W. Holland, June 1803.
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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 35 x 24.9 cm
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The ladder of ambition skeleton of France!!
References note
Not found in: British Museum Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1870-1954
Reference
Wellcome Collection 12195i
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