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Artist
- Name:
- Grandville, J.-J.
- Dates:
- 1803-1847
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- People
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- University of Ottawa Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Cent proverbes
- Author(s):
- Achard, Amédée, Delord, Taxile, Frémy, Arnould, Old Nick (Émile Forgues)
- Publisher:
- Paris: Henri Fournier, 1845
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Napoleon stands in a rocky desert with the sun projecting his shadow far in front of him and the Egyptian pyramids barely visible in the distance.
The caption reads in the original French: Un petit homme projette parfois une grande ombre.
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, black & white, desert, proverb, satire
