File:Napoleon's exile to Elba3.jpg
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Summary
The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba
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| Title |
The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba |
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| Description |
Print shows Napoleon I seated backwards on a donkey on the road "to Elba" from Fontainebleau; he holds a broken sword in one hand and the donkey's tail in the other while two drummers follow him playing a farewell(?) march. Includes twelve lines of verse. |
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| Date | May 1814 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | hand-colored engraving on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 18.9 cm (7.4 in); width: 22.7 cm (8.9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division |
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| Accession number |
LC-DIG-ppmsca-04308 |
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| Inscriptions |
Title bottom center:
The Journey of a modern Hero to the island of ELBA
Publisher's mark bottom right:
Pub'd by J. Phillips, No. 32 Charles Street Hampstead road
Text top left:
To Elba // To Fontainebleu
Text on saddle:
Materials for the history of my life and exploits // A budget of mathematical books for my study at ELBA
Text top left:
A throne is only made of wood and cover'd in velvet.
Text behind the donkey:
The greatest events in human life is turn'd to a puff.
Text bottom:
Farewell my brave soldiers, my eagles adieu;
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| Notes |
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| Source/Photographer | Library of Congress: The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other versions | Restored version of Image:Napoleon's exile to Elba.jpg with dirt, water damage, stains, fingerprints, and fibers removed. Damaged etching lines and lettering repaired. Levels and color balance adjusted. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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| current | 23:23, 2 August 2008 |  | 3,545 × 2,910 (12.18 MB) | wikimediacommons>Durova | {{Information |Description="The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba" Print shows Napoleon I seated backwards on a donkey on the road "to Elba" from Fontainebleau; he holds a broken sword in one hand and the donkey's tail in the other while two |
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