Scene in a New Pantomime to be Performed at the Theatre Royal Paris

Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson|Napoléon Bonaparte

April 12, 1815 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints

Scene in a New Pantomime to be Performed at the Theatre Royal Paris — Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson|Napoléon Bonaparte

Napoleon in multicolored tights and a dagger in each hand, jumps through an opening cut in a portrait of King Louis XVIII. He is pursued from behind by the monarchs of Europe.

Artist
Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson|Napoléon Bonaparte
Date
April 12, 1815
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959