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The Man in the Moon! or Consular Observations

(?) Isaac Cruikshank British, Scottish
Publisher William Holland British
Subject Napoléon Bonaparte French
September 1803
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Man in the Moon! or Consular Observations
  • Artist: (?) Isaac Cruikshank (British (born Scotland), Edinburgh 1764–1811 London)
  • Publisher: William Holland (British, 1757–1815)
  • Subject: Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena)
  • Date: September 1803
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 13 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (35 × 24.8 cm)
    Sheet: 15 9/16 × 10 11/16 in. (39.5 × 27.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.889
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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