Return of the Paris diligence, or, Boney rode over

In this uncolored engraving, a glass carriage in which Louis XVIII and his entourage sit, rides full steam (l. to r.) towards Paris leaving Napoleon and his armies trampled in its wake. The carriage is ornamented with fleurs-de-lys and is labeled "Les Lis from Brussels to Paris." The restored Bourbon king sits in the rear window of the carriage and is easily identified by his round jowly face. Talleyrand sits in the center window and looks full-face at the viewer. Among the other figures in the carriage, men wearing clerical regalia figure prominently. The carriage itself is a fortress on wheels. Crenelations around the top of the vehicle and in the windows provide spaces for miniature cannons. On the top of the carriage, a tiny fortress manned by British and Russian soldiers is surrounded by puffs of smoke from the artillery. Standing guard as footmen on the back of the carriage are four allied leaders who George has identified (r. to l.) as William I of Holland, The King of Prussia, the Russian Czar, and the Emperor of Austria. All four exclaim, "Vive le Roi! Vive le Roi!." Immediately behind them a group of soldiers rush in on foot, one carrying a Russian flag identifies them as allies. In the left fore ground a Russian soldier uses his bayonet to spear a French soldier who cries "Vive L'Empereur!" The carriage is driven by Wellington, holding a sword, and Blücher, who also holds a sword and smokes a pipe. Both cheer: "Vive le Roi! Vive le Roi!" Wellington holds the reins which are connected to four galloping horses mounted by two British and two Russian cavalry officers; all four hold streaming flags and swords. Several French soldiers, including Napoleon, are pummeled by the hooves of the horses. In this uncolored engraving, a glass carriage in which Louis XVIII and his entourage sit, rides full steam (l. to r.) towards Paris leaving Napoleon and his armies trampled in its wake. The carriage is ornamented with fleurs-de-lys and is labeled "Les Lis from Brussels to Paris." The restored Bourbon king sits in the rear window of the carriage and is easily identified by his round jowly face. Talleyrand sits in the center window and looks full-face at the viewer. Among the other figures in the carriage, men wearing clerical regalia figure prominently. The carriage itself is a fortress on wheels. Crenelations around the top of the vehicle and in the windows provide spaces for miniature cannons. On the top of the carriage, a tiny fortress manned by British and Russian soldiers is surrounded by puffs of smoke from the artillery. Standing guard as footmen on the back of the carriage are four allied leaders who George has identified (r. to l.) as William I of Holland, The King of Prussia, the Russian Czar, and the Emperor of Austria. All four exclaim, "Vive le Roi! Vive le Roi!." Immediately behind them a group of soldiers rush in on foot, one carrying a Russian flag identifies them as allies. In the left fore ground a Russian soldier uses his bayonet to spear a French soldier who cries "Vive L'Empereur!" The carriage is driven by Wellington, holding a sword, and Blücher, who also holds a sword and smokes a pipe. Both cheer: "Vive le Roi! Vive le Roi!" Wellington holds the reins which are connected to four galloping horses mounted by two British and two Russian cavalry officers; all four hold streaming flags and swords. Several French soldiers, including Napoleon, are pummeled by the hooves of the horses. Inscription: Pubd Septr. 6th, 1815 by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street. Printed Signature: Etchd by G. Cruikshank. Printed Signature: G.H. invt.