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A French elephant. PL: XVIII

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George Cruikshank
1792-1878

A French elephant. PL: XVIII

Published

London : Publd by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly, 1818 November.

hand colored etching
image: 321 x 231 mm; sheet: 366 x 259 mm
Peel 1990
Notes
Etcher from the British Museum collection online.
Lettered with title and publication line "Publd by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly."
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Louis XVIII caricatured as an elephant, seen from behind. His broad bowed shoulders are the animal's hind-quarters, with an arc of bald head between side-pieces of powdered hair which serve as elephant's ears. A very narrow pointed coat-tail hangs between the pillarlike legs of the gouty king. Across the back is a ribbon from which dangles a fleur-de-lis.

Associated names
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department