William Elmes
The Corsican Bloodhound, Beset by the Bears of Russia

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Artistattributed to William ElmesEnglish, fl. 1811–1820

Publisher Thomas Tegg English, 1776–1846

CultureEnglish

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The Corsican Bloodhound, Beset by the Bears of Russia

DateMarch 7,1813

MediumEtching with hand-coloring

DimensionsPlate: 9 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (24 × 35 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 3/16 in. (26 × 36 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky

Object number75.124

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Caption on Image:
THE CORSICAN BLOODHOUND, beset by the BEARS of Russia
Pubd Marh 7th 1813 by Thos Tegg, 111 Cheapside London
Price One Shilling Coloured

Dialogue and Signage:
[Napoleon] What a horrible climate__ my only chance to escape the clutches of those monstrous Canables, is by takeing to my heels__once more__I shall never be able to shake off this d___d old Kettle__trailing at my ___ ‘till my Tail drops off.
[Bear] Push on my lads__no grumbling__Keep scent of him__no sucking of Paws__this winter-here is food for the Bears in all the Russias.
[Label on tin kettle] Moskow Tin-Kettle
[Papers falling out of overturned kettle] Famine, Oppression, Frost, Destruction, Mortality, Moskow, Annihilation, Death, Horror

Catalogue raisonnéTegg 191

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