Boney boned
At the right of the image, Marshall Blücher displays little Boney (l.) in a marrow bone. While Napoleon is caricatured, the faces of the allies and Blücher are treated with portrait-like accuracy. Blücher holds the bone upright and prepares to drive Napoleon's legs further into the hollow center. Waving his arms in protest, Napoleon is fixed knee-deep into the bone and has lost the use of his legs. The allies look down on him with amusement and comment to each other that the bone will not be fought for, since it is corrupt at the center. For another image where Napoleon is fixed in a marrow bone, see Broadley E525, "The King's Dwarf Plays Gulliver a Trick." At the right of the image, Marshall Blücher displays little Boney (l.) in a marrow bone. While Napoleon is caricatured, the faces of the allies and Blücher are treated with portrait-like accuracy. Blücher holds the bone upright and prepares to drive Napoleon's legs further into the hollow center. Waving his arms in protest, Napoleon is fixed knee-deep into the bone and has lost the use of his legs. The allies look down on him with amusement and comment to each other that the bone will not be fought for, since it is corrupt at the center. For another image where Napoleon is fixed in a marrow bone, see Broadley E525, "The King's Dwarf Plays Gulliver a Trick." Published by Holland, 1814-05-00. Caption: Pubd. May 1814 by W. Holland No 11 Cockspur St. Dialogue: Blücher: "I'll drive you a little tighter and then I think Europe will be secure from your Machinations!" Dialogue: Ally 1: "Well Marshall this is a Bone there will be no contention about for the contens are too corrupted." Dialogue: Ally 2: "You're fixed at last my boy, you have even lost the use of your legs."
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