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Napoleon sits on a throne at right wearing a crown, reacting in fear as the ghost of Louis XVI appears at left amongst clouds and points accusing at the emperor. Louis is shown in profile and wears the St. Esprit medal and cross of St. Louis.
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Title: The Right Owner
Artist:
Isaac Cruikshank (British (born Scotland), Edinburgh 1764–1811 London)
Publisher:
Thomas Williamson (British, active 1801–25)
Sitter:
Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena)
Sitter:
Louis XVI, King of France (French, Versailles 1754–1793 Paris)
Date: 1804
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 9/16 in. (25.5 × 34.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Adele S. Gollin, 1976
Accession Number: 1976.602.88
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