Hand-colored Etching of Napoleon "Pursued by Cossacks." 1815 Satirical Print by Cruikshank, George - 1815

London: Thomas Tegg, 1815. First Edition. Loose_leaf. Near Fine. Hand colored etching/aquatint on wove paper. Sheet size: Height: 142 mm. Width: 231 mm. [Image size border-to-border 109 mm. x 194 mm.]. Lettered with title and publication line: "London. Published by Thomas Tegg. No 111. Cheapside. Jan. 9. 1815". [Note: on this print this inscription is only partially legible due to combination of print being cut just short and foxing to critical areas of inscription.] Print Condition: near fine with wide margins, strong line and color, a few smudges well out on the margins. Description of content: [from The British Museum website]: "See No. 12454. P. 234. Napoleon leaps from the side-window of a ramshackle hut of wood and thatch, while Cossacks (left) mounted and on foot arrive at the front of the hut; the foremost strikes at the door with an axe. A French private holding a pistol, opens a casement window beside the door. See No. 12001, &c. 9 January 1815 Hand-colored etching and aquatint. Bibliographic references BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (12480) Reid 1871 / A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank (389) Cohn 1924 / George Cruikshank, catalogue raisonné (153) [NOTE: We have other Cruikshank engravings that we haven't listed yet so please inquire if you are interested.].