A Review of the New Grand Army
William Heath ('Paul Pry') British
Subject Napoléon Bonaparte French
Subject Joachim Murat
Not on view
Napoleon stands at the center of this satire and points towards cannon balls lettered "Forse, meat Balls for the Lads of Paris," with Death and the Devil in the clouds behind him at right. At left, an Italian brigand holds a pistol and a pole lettered "Plunder" and at right a butcher holds a noose and a knife. An inscription below describes the figures as "Captain of Starved Banditty from the Alps, Ad Camp, The Aghast Emperor & his two Friends & Pillars of the State, Butcher from Elba. Generalissimo." Above Napoleon's head, a figure ererges from clouds identified as "Deamon of War Presideing over the Tyrant." In the distance ragged soldiers declare their support for the emperor.
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