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J. Parry
Tomb of Napoleon the Great. (Chamber I.) / by J. Parry fecit.
Published
London : Published Jan. 1 1823, ... John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill, 1823 January 1.
hand colored lithograph
image: 110 x 184 mm; sheet: 135 x 205 mm
Peel 1983
Notes
Lettered below image with the title, printmaker's name and publication line: "London. Published Jan. 1 1923 by J. Parry fecit. / John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill."
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Satirical image in Egyptian style, with an rooster-headed Pharaoh, complete with comb and wattles, seated on a throne on a pedestal at left, approached by three figures, the one at far right with head of a ram; an eagle flying above, spreading its wings over the figures.
Associated names
Fairburn, John, 1768 or 1769-1832, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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