Boney tir'd of war's alarms, flies for safety to his darlings arms

This image depicts an elegantly decorated living room. At the left of the sheet, a nurse, seated by the fire, holds the heir to the throne across her knees. Ladies in waiting standing by react to the interruption of their peaceful afternoon. Napoleon, carried high on the shoulders of the Devil, enters from the right. In rushing to greet her "hero," Marie Louise's crown falls backwards off her head into the outstretched hands of her lady in waiting. In this action, Cruikshank indicates that Napoleon's defeat in Russia has put his empire in jeopardy. Battered and paralyzed with frostbite, Napoleon clutches his savior's horns and laments his loss. Comically, the cloven-foot Devil instructs Marie Louise to put Napoleon to bed and thaw him out. The nurse calmly sits unfazed by the commotion, tending to the young King of Rome. She subversively celebrates the Russian victory, calling them "Staunch Patriots." Next to her chair, a child-sized chamberpot/throne serves as a shelf for the young prince's crown. In the left corner of the sheet, a monkey, dressed in a French uniform and sitting on a violin, reads a menu through a monocle, while a small dog offers him a violin bow. This print has been torn at the upper edge and is repaired. This image depicts an elegantly decorated living room. At the left of the sheet, a nurse, seated by the fire, holds the heir to the throne across her knees. Ladies in waiting standing by react to the interruption of their peaceful afternoon. Napoleon, carried high on the shoulders of the Devil, enters from the right. In rushing to greet her "hero," Marie Louise's crown falls backwards off her head into the outstretched hands of her lady in waiting. In this action, Cruikshank indicates that Napoleon's defeat in Russia has put his empire in jeopardy. Battered and paralyzed with frostbite, Napoleon clutches his savior's horns and laments his loss. Comically, the cloven-foot Devil instructs Marie Louise to put Napoleon to bed and thaw him out. The nurse calmly sits unfazed by the commotion, tending to the young King of Rome. She subversively celebrates the Russian victory, calling them "Staunch Patriots." Next to her chair, a child-sized chamberpot/throne serves as a shelf for the young prince's crown. In the left corner of the sheet, a monkey, dressed in a French uniform and sitting on a violin, reads a menu through a monocle, while a small dog offers him a violin bow. This print has been torn at the upper edge and is repaired. Published by Walker and Knight, 1813-01-00. Not listed in George. Caption: Pubd. by Walker & Knight, Sweetings, Alley Royale, Jan 1813 Dialogue: Napoleon II: "Nursey has Papa Cowed the Russians as the English cowed us." Dialogue: Nursemaid: "No your Majesty the Russians fought like Bulls & their Nobility proved Staunch Patriots." Dialogue: Empress: "Come to my arms my Hero, & tell me all the Secrets of your Glorious Campaign." Dialogue: Napoleon: "My Reputation is gone forever. I must plead for Peace. 'Infandum Regina juves renovare dolorem'." Dialogue: Devil: "Take him to Bed my Lady & Thaw him. I am almost pertrified in helping him to escape from his Army. I shall expect him to say his prayers to me every Night!"