Memoirs of Buonaparte, his Imperial family, great Officers of State, and great Military Officers

Set in the format of a broadside, the text on this sheet is organized around an emblematic profile portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte. The profile bust is situated in the upper middle portion of the sheet and is comprised of corpses. Similarly, other features in the image are puzzled together; the hat is a crouching eagle, the uniform is made of a map, a spider web stands in for the medal of the Legion of Honor, and a hand clutches his shoulder in the service of an epaulet. The surrounding text is organized into the subject headings indicated in the title and includes a small "Description of the Hieroglyphic Portrait of Napoleon" in the lower right register. The text under the section headings lists names of important figures in the Imperial family and in Napoleon's government. Each name is followed by descriptions of their crimes as well as some biographical information. Set in the format of a broadside, the text on this sheet is organized around an emblematic profile portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte. The profile bust is situated in the upper middle portion of the sheet and is comprised of corpses. Similarly, other features in the image are puzzled together; the hat is a crouching eagle, the uniform is made of a map, a spider web stands in for the medal of the Legion of Honor, and a hand clutches his shoulder in the service of an epaulet. The surrounding text is organized into the subject headings indicated in the title and includes a small "Description of the Hieroglyphic Portrait of Napoleon" in the lower right register. The text under the section headings lists names of important figures in the Imperial family and in Napoleon's government. Each name is followed by descriptions of their crimes as well as some biographical information. Published by Smeeton, Spring, 1814. This sheet has been trimmed so that the author's and publisher's name no longer exists on the paper. The dates and other information given have been provided by Broadley. The image of Napoleon in profile has been adapted from an earlier type of composite portrait published by Volnay in Germany.