Napoleons verbanning naar Elba

Esser, Wijnand (1779-1860) (attributed to)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

1814

Height:

45.1 cm  (17 3/4 in.)

Width:

56.3 cm  (22 3/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

brush drawing on paper

Additional titles

Description

A drawing of Napoleon's exile to the island of Elba in May of 1814. Napoleon is captive in a cage. In the background waters, two British ships await. On the land: an Asian man, the empress dressed in rags, four handicapped French war veterans depicted as street musicians with organ, triangle and frame drum. On a central hill under a tent, the virgins of the five allies show loyalty behind a burning altar. In the sky, a man rides the winged horse, Pegasus.

People as subjects

Napoleon I, Empereur des Français (1769-1821)
Marie Louise, Empress, consort of Napoleon I (1791-1847)

Iconclass

52(+5)
Reasoning and Formation of Ideas (+ 'exemplum', representation of exemplary (historical) event)
93D1(+78)
Pegasus, the winged horse (+ triumph)
48CC70
'Musica', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ music; 'Musica'(Ripa) - CC - out of doors
61B(+1)
historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) (+ historical person or scene in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; or with allegorical or symbolic accessories)
48C7344(TRIANGLE)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Triangle (with rings) (In military attire, a closed triangle with two jingling rings is played by an amputee.)
Frame drum [2598]
Barrel organ [4485]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Berry, Mark. Index of triangle iconography (Bowling Green, Kentucky: Living Sound Publications, 2017).

RIdIM record id

7144

Data provider

Dr. Mark Berry