The Hero's Return
Artwork Details
- Title: The Hero's Return
- Artist: George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
- Publisher: Hannah Humphrey (British, ca. 1745–1819)
- Subject: Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena)
- Subject: Pauline Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio, Corsica 1780–1825 Florence)
- Subject: Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France (Duchess of Parma, French, 1727–1759)
- Subject: Élisa Bonaparte, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and Princess of Lucca and Piombino (French, 1777–1820)
- Subject: Caroline Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio, Corsica 1782–1839 Florence)
- Subject: Napoléon II, King of Rome and Duke of Reichstadt (French, Paris 1811–1832 Vienna)
- Subject: Roustam Raza (Armenian, Tiflis (Tbilisi), Georgia ca. 1782–1845 Doudan)
- Date: February 22, 1813
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 11 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (29.6 × 40 cm)
Sheet: 12 × 15 15/16 in. (30.5 × 40.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
- Object Number: 24.63.268
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Written and illustrated by George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
1885
George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
1828
1873
After George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
1885
George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
February 3, 1826
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