Catalogue 157: Myth, Satire & the Supernatural!
Cover image: Le petit homme rouge berçant son fils. Voici mon fils bien-aimé, qui m'a donné tant de satisfaction. [n.d., 1814.] Coloured etching. 230 x 160mm (9 x 6¼"). Trimmed within plate, mounted in album paper. A red Devil cradles his 'beloved son' Napoleon. A close copy of a German original, but incorporating the 'The Little Red Man', a legendary Parisian ghost said to haunt the Palais des Tuileries and appear before the downfall of French rulers. BM Satires 12197. Bonaparte & the British, Clayton & O'Connell, no. 121, page 186. Provenance: Alfred Brewis, Newcastle ship owner, 1912. [Ref: 70065 ] £680.00 Grosvenor Prints is pleased to present our new listing: Catalogue 157: Myth, Satire & the Supernatural! It contains just under 330 items, comprising the following subje...