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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/93/23 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/153 |
| Title | The Arch-duke Charles and his Corsican Crocodile!! |
| Date | [1800-1809] |
| Description | The archduke, wearing a cocked hat holds a chain attached to the collar of a crocodile. The crocodile is wearing a crown and crying.
The archduke announces:
"This ladies and gentlemen, is the real Corsican Crocodile, -_ lately caught on the banks of the Danube, _ he is very fond of wandering _ only observe his tears, he is a complete deception, _ what is very extraordinary an old hat he wore on the Island of Corsica, is changed to an Imperial Crown but lately it has been observed to be tottering." |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | Arch-duke Charles of Austria (1771-1847) inflicted a defeat on Napoleon at Aspern-Essling in 1809, it is probably to this that the description of the Imperial crown 'tottering' refers.
Napoleon is shown as a crocodile because of their insincerity (crocodile tears) and, it has been suggested, because of their association with Egypt, where Napoleon had begun campaigning in 1798 |
| Format | Artwork |
| Physical Description | Pencil drawing with text in ink. Size 346 x 255 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Related Material | For more depictions of Napoleon see D5459/1/91 etc. For more on the battle at Aspern Essling see D5459/1/93/19 |
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