Three weeks After marriage, or the Great little Emperor playing at Bo-Peep

The new Empress rises from the coronation throne in a fit of rage. With her raised hand she aims a crown at Napoleon's head. Napoleon cowers behind a chair and calls for Talleyrand to come to his aid. Talleyrand has fallen backwards and attempts to protect himself from the scepter in flight towards his head. Here Tallyrand is shown as a cripple; he walks with a crutch and wears a corrective shoe. Another figure huddles behind curtains and watches the scene unfold. A pile of crowns litters the ground, and the golden Gallic Cock ornamenting the back of the throne takes flight. Image has tears at upper edge, have been partially repaired. The new Empress rises from the coronation throne in a fit of rage. With her raised hand she aims a crown at Napoleon's head. Napoleon cowers behind a chair and calls for Talleyrand to come to his aid. Talleyrand has fallen backwards and attempts to protect himself from the scepter in flight towards his head. Here Tallyrand is shown as a cripple; he walks with a crutch and wears a corrective shoe. Another figure huddles behind curtains and watches the scene unfold. A pile of crowns litters the ground, and the golden Gallic Cock ornamenting the back of the throne takes flight. Image has tears at upper edge, have been partially repaired. Published by Thomas Tegg, 1810-05-15. British Museum, BM 11557. George describes the animosity between Marie Louise and Bonaparte, noting that 'the marriage did not reconcile Austria to France as Napoleon had hoped.' According to George, the title is taken from that of a 1776 comedy by Murphy. Caption: Pubd May 15th 1810 by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside Dialogue: Napoleon: "Oh Tally Tally rise and rally." Dialogue: Figure in the draperies: "Marblue-Vat a Crown Cracker she be." Dialogue: Empress: "By the Head of Jove, I hate him worse than Famine or Diseases. Perish his Family, let inveterate Hate Commence between our Houses from this Moment, and meeting never let them bloodless part." Dialogue: Tally: "Be Gar she will give us all de finishing Stroke." Inscription: Tegg's Caricatures No. 46 Inscription: Price One Shilling Coloured Inscription: "I shall never rise again."