The Rising Sun; Or, A View of the Continent

August 28, 1810

Not on view

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.

Artwork Details

Title: The Rising Sun; Or, A View of the Continent
Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Artist: After G. Sauley [Farnham] (British, active 1805–8)
Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
Subject: Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena)
Subject: Tsar Alexander I (Russian, 1777–1825)
Subject: Frederick William III, King of Prussia
Subject: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (Austrian, Florence 1768–1835 Vienna)
Subject: Gustav IV Adolf, King of Sweden (Swedish, Stockholm 1792–1837 St. Gallen)
Published in: London
Date: August 28, 1810
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 in. × 13 3/8 in. (30.5 × 34 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.1352
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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