Exile of Napoleon to Elba, Journey to the Island of Elba. or Bonaparte with his Followers through a Waterspout to the Moon (title on object), Cartoon on Napoleon's exile to Elba and arrival there on May 4, 1814. Napoleon as a caricatured deformed creature who steps from the land into the water. Behind him two French generals with dog ears, the front one with bird feet. At the back the devil with a French flag with the inscription 'To the Moon'. In the background on the right, Cossacks driving French soldiers into the water, on the left French soldiers being sucked into the air - to the moon - in a waterspout., print, print maker: anonymous, print maker: Wijnand Esser, (possibly), Netherlands, 1814, paper, etching, engraving, height, 230 mm × width, 290 mm
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Exile, Napoleon, Elba, Journey, Island, Bonaparte, Followers, Waterspout, Moon, title, object, Cartoon, Napoleon's exile, arrival, 4, 1814, caricatured deformed creature, steps, land, water, two French generals, dog ears, front, bird feet, back, devil, French flag, inscription, background, right, Cossacks, driving, French soldiers, left French soldiers, sucked, air -, moon -, waterspout, print, print maker, anonymous, Wijnand Esser, Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, height, 230 mm × width, 290 mm
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