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Ah! Papa, tu t'es fait bien du mal (NAPOLEON 93)

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Napoleon has fallen on his back, his sword broken, his hat on the floor, and a sailor's compass in his hand. The King of Rome, also dressed in a uniform, cries into his handkerchief at the sight of his father so badly hurt.

Napoleon's exile to Elba was indeed a fall from power, although his son wasn't old enough to mourn the event. Although Napoleon was granted sovereignty over the island that was his new home, it was a far cry from directing a huge Empire. The map is realistically drawn, but the scale on the map makes the much smaller than it really is. It is also located closer to Corsica than reality.

Reference source: Clerc #50, George #12243.

Also appears in the De Vinck collection (# 9006) at the Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris).

Subjects (LCSH): Political cartoons; History--Caricatures & cartoons; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; Bonaparte, François-Charles-Joseph, Herzog von Reichstadt, 1811-1832

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1814
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