CRUIKSHANK (George).
Boney Tir'd of War's Alarms, Flies for Safety to his darlings Arms.
NAPOLEAN RETURNS FROM RUSSIA
OCLC records copies at Brown and the Morgan Library only in the USA. There is an example in the British Museum. The design is also crudely reproduced on an earthenware jug in the British Museum. There is also a reversed copy at Bodley.
A satire on Napoleon’s disastrous Russian campaign.
Napoleon in a ragged uniform is shown riding on the back of the devil towards his family. Napoleon exclaims, “My Reputation is gone for ever. I must plead for Peace …” while Marie Louise consoles him, “Come to my arms my Hero, & tell me all the secrets of your Glorious Campaign.“
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