A Review of the New Grand Army

1815

Not on view

Napoleon stands at the center of this satire and points towards cannon balls lettered "Forse, meat Balls for the Lads of Paris," with Death and the Devil in the clouds behind him at right. At left, an Italian brigand holds a pistol and a pole lettered "Plunder" and at right a butcher holds a noose and a knife. An inscription below describes the figures as "Captain of Starved Banditty from the Alps, Ad Camp, The Aghast Emperor & his two Friends & Pillars of the State, Butcher from Elba. Generalissimo." Above Napoleon's head, a figure ererges from clouds identified as "Deamon of War Presideing over the Tyrant." In the distance ragged soldiers declare their support for the emperor.

Artwork Details

Title: A Review of the New Grand Army
Artist: William Heath ('Paul Pry') (British, Northumbria 1794/95–1840 Hampstead)
Subject: Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena)
Subject: Joachim Murat (French, 1767–1815)
Date: 1815
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 13 3/8 in. (23.2 × 34 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
Object Number: 2014.757.5(3)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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