Snuffing out Boney!
In this animated and vibrantly colored satire, Napoleon has been miniaturized and fitted into a candle holder. To his horror, a Russian Cossack gleefully approaches with a candle trimmer poised to snuff out the light in his head. Immediately behind the action taking place in the foreground of this caricature, a print framed on the wall depicts the same Russian soldier holding a large conical candle snuffer over the head of Napoleon. This sheet is in very good condition. In this animated and vibrantly colored satire, Napoleon has been miniaturized and fitted into a candle holder. To his horror, a Russian Cossack gleefully approaches with a candle trimmer poised to snuff out the light in his head. Immediately behind the action taking place in the foreground of this caricature, a print framed on the wall depicts the same Russian soldier holding a large conical candle snuffer over the head of Napoleon. This sheet is in very good condition. Published by Thomas Tegg, 1814-05-01. British Museum, BM 12254. Caption: Pubd May 1st 1814 by T, Tegg, No 111 Cheapside 326
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