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Funeral procession of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1821.

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Date

25 January 1821

Artist

Captain Frederick Marryat (1792-1848)

Collection

Wellcome Library

Image Link

https://wellcomecollection.org/works/jhkn34jh

Description

Coloured aquatint by Alken and Sutherland after a drawing by Captain Frederick Marryat, 1821.
Inscription: The funeral procession of Bonaparte as it proceeded from Old Long Wood along the edge of Ruperts Valley. The troops drawn up with arms reversed after the procession had passed, followed up in the rear ... Drawn on the spot by Capt. Marryat, R.N. Engraved by Alken & Sutherland.
Additional makers: Alken, Henry, 1774-1815. ; Sutherland, Thomas, approximately 1785-approximately 1825.

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CC BY 4.0

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image courtesy of Wellcome Library, London

Location

Ruperts, St Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Country

St Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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