Medium: Etchings and engravings (three hand-colored)

Dimensions: Various sizes (approx. 250 x 180mm or smaller)

Condition: Good condition (some creases, minor mounting traces, light toning, small losses)

Description:
A collection of five early 19th-century caricatures of Napoleon Bonaparte, consisting of contemporary or near-contemporary etchings and engravings, three of which are hand-colored. The prints depict satirical and exaggerated representations of Napoleon, including:

• Napoleon with a Beak Nose (attributed to Pierre Marie Basson Pierre Gaston)
• Das ist mein lieber Sohn... (Napoleon as a baby held by the devil)
• Saute pour le Roy (Napoleon’s bust held up by a Republican figure)
• Napoleon and Fate (Napoleon gambling with miniature soldiers and Death)
• Serrement de Nez (After Pierre Lacroix, depicting Marshal Ney kneeling on Napoleon’s nose)

Additionally, the lot includes Spooner's Protean View No. 10: Napoleon Mighty and Napoleon Impotent, a transformation print by William Spooner, which changes its image when illuminated.

A fascinating historical and satirical collection illustrating how Napoleon was perceived and mocked through caricature in the 19th century.