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Voltz (Johann Michael) After. - Napoleon,

Sold for £596 at Dreweatts 1759 on Jun 25, 2015.

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Lot description

English edition of a German broadside, with it's hieroglyphic image of the bust of Napoleon, after Johann Michael Voltz, possibly a proof before publisher's imprint below image, original hand-coloured etching, the sheet 420 x 280mm., trimmed with loss of larger imprint below text, [BM Satires 12202], R. Ackermann, 1814; Explanation of the Arms of Napoleon Bonaparte, an updated version of the 1808 satire, incorporating Napoleon's abdication and banishment in the spring of 1814, original hand-coloured aquatint, 450 x 295mm., publisher's imprint trimmed off but supplied, [BM Satires 12235], 1814; with Buonaparte, a hieroglyphic equestrian portrait by William Heath, original hand-coloured etching, 230 x 285mm., slight staining and accretions at edges, [BM Satires 12195], 1814 (3)

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