Knight (Samuel) Publisher.

published on November 19th, 1813, this is a satire on the decisive defeat of Napoleon’s army by the combined forces of these other nations at the Battle of Leipzig in the October of that year. It depicts a miniaturised Napoleon and his senior officers, some named including Regnier, Marmont and Macdonald, all served up on a large platter set on a table surrounded by the sovereigns of the allied European forces, including Russia, Prussia, Austria and England, as well as other lesser representative figures in the background, all making gastronomic puns and remarks on the dish they are about to eat,

original hand-coloured etching, 235 x 335 mm. (9 1/4 x 13 1/4 in), laid on card support, some browning and damp-staining, a few repaired tears at sheet edges, a small blank area of paper worn through,