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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/93/19 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/148 |
| Title | Bonaparte's Evil Genius giving him a Taste of the Danube |
| Date | [1809] |
| Description | On the right Austria is personified as a military man with a moustache, spewing the Danube on to Napoleon, who reaches for his hat, and protests:
"I was never is such as shower bath before - I must take care or I shall be over - whelm'd." Available on CD 158. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | The drawing refers to the 'Broken Bridge' episode of May 1809 at Aspern-Essling. Heavy barges were used to cut the bridges, leaving Napoleon cut off from his reinforcements and artillery. He therefore abandoned the attack and retired to Lobau. Although the attack was suspended, the Austrians suffered heavier losses than the French, and could not pursue the French, who were therefore saved from a worse attack. The 'Moniteur' attributed the incident to flooding alone. The incident was not much covered by other satirists. |
| Physical Description | Pencil drawing with text in ink. Size 348 x 252 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. |
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