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The Corsican Bloodhound, Beset by the Bears of Russia. London: Thomas Tegg, 1813. Hand-colored etching attributed to William Elmes (fl. 1797-1815),a caricature of Napoleon, the number 191 in the upper right corner, matted and framed, 14 x 9 3/4 in. sight.
N.B. "A dog with the head of Napoleon wearing his plumed bicorne runs left to right across the snow, turning his head in profile to the left; to his tail is tied a battered saucepan, inscribed Moskow Tin-Kettle, from which fall papers with inscriptions." (Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum by Mary Dorothy George, v. 9, no. 12024).
Estimate $300-500
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Thomas Tegg, William Elmes, London, Mary Dorothy GeorgeJohn Dorfman
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