The Rising Sun; Or, A View of the Continent
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Thomas Rowlandson|Tsar Alexander I|Napoléon Bonaparte|Frederick William III, King of Prussia|G. Sauley [Farnham]|Gustav IV Adolf, King of Sweden|Rudolph Ackermann, London
August 28, 1810 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints
![The Rising Sun; Or, A View of the Continent — Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Thomas Rowlandson|Tsar Alexander I|Napoléon Bonaparte|Frederick William III, King of Prussia|G. Sauley [Farnham]|Gustav IV Adolf, King of Sweden|Rudolph Ackermann, London](https://d2pvxr3eb77vb4.cloudfront.net/assets/v1/85/85e17d5a281774524694ed334492d00e6a40369aa332408acbac136c26cd7357/full.webp)
Napoleon seated on thorns at center, surrounded by the Continental Powers. Russia is represented by a Bear asleep in a cradle. Spain and Portugal are rising on the sun in the background at left. Sweden raises a sabre behind Napoleon at left. Holland is asleep on a cask at center. Poland is a shadow in the background. Denmark is snuffed out under an extinguisher. The Austrian Emperor is advancing to attack. The Prussian King, with straw in his hair, is confined to a straightjacket at right.
- Artist
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Thomas Rowlandson|Tsar Alexander I|Napoléon Bonaparte|Frederick William III, King of Prussia|G. Sauley [Farnham]|Gustav IV Adolf, King of Sweden|Rudolph Ackermann, London
- Date
- August 28, 1810
- Medium
- Hand-colored etching
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959