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A bare-knuckled boxing match between the Prince of Wales and Napoleon, with their supporters including a black man. Coloured etching by Charles Williams, 1815.
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.
- Date
- 1 October 1815
- Reference
- 38401i
- Pictures
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Credit: A bare-knuckled boxing match between the Prince of Wales and Napoleon, with their supporters including a black man. Coloured etching by Charles Williams, 1815. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
The Prince Regent kicks Napoleon when he is down: the supporters on Napoleon's side complain while the Regent's supporters defend him. The print refers to the decision to exile Napoleon to St Helena
Publication/Creation
[London] (5 Newgate Street) : M. Jones, 1 October 1815.
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; image 22.2 x 32.9 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Boxiana - or - the fancy.
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1949, vol. 9, no. 12613
Lettering note
Extensive dialogue within the print
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 38401i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores