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Summary
The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba title QS:P1476,en:"The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba"
label QS:Len,"The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba" |
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Description |
Print shows Napoleon I seated backwards on a donkey on the road "to Elba" from Fontainebleau; he holds a broken sword in one hand and the donkey's tail in the other while two drummers follow him playing a farewell(?) march. Includes twelve lines of verse. |
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Date |
May 1814 date QS:P571,+1814-05-00T00:00:00Z/10 |
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Medium | hand-colored engraving on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 18.9 cm (7.4 in); width: 22.7 cm (8.9 in) dimensions QS:P2048,18.9U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,22.7U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q131454 |
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Current location |
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division |
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Accession number |
LC-DIG-ppmsca-04308 |
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Inscriptions |
Title bottom center: The Journey of a modern Hero to the island of ELBA
Publisher's mark bottom right: Pub'd by J. Phillips, No. 32 Charles Street Hampstead road
Text top left: To Elba // To Fontainebleu
Text on saddle: Materials for the history of my life and exploits // A budget of mathematical books for my study at ELBA
Text top left: A throne is only made of wood and cover'd in velvet.
Text behind the donkey: The greatest events in human life is turn'd to a puff.
Text bottom: Farewell my brave soldiers, my eagles adieu;
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Notes |
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Source/Photographer | Library of Congress: The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions | Restored version of Image:Napoleon's exile to Elba.jpg with dirt, water damage, stains, fingerprints, and fibers removed. Damaged etching lines and lettering repaired. Levels and color balance adjusted. |
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Author | 1996-98 AccuSoft Inc., All rights reserved |
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Width | 3,545 px |
Height | 2,910 px |
Compression scheme | Uncompressed |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 450 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 450 dpi |
Data arrangement | chunky format |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows |
File change date and time | 16:15, 2 August 2008 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |