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Thomas Rowlandson British
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Napoleon, immensely elongated, rides a horse that rears on a globe and wears a crown and a collar lettered "Power." Beneath their feet is a map of Italy, Switzerland and Germany.
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Title: A Great Man on His Hobby Horse
Artist:
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Date: 1803
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 18 1/2 x 8 9/16 in. (47 x 21.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.1383
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