Le Départ, Godissart de Cari, 1814

Napoleon and cambacérès leave fontainebleau for exile on the island of st. Helena. Cambacérès is ridiculed for his gluttony and homosexuality, and napoleon for his baseness (note the dog urinating on him). The ditty in the caption depicts napoleon as abandoning his soldiers ("screw the encampment") and making a fast getaway, the coach carrying food and wine. The coachman is wearing tight pants, perhaps identifying him as homosexual. The tent camp to the left is the allied occupation of paris. The term "aunt turlurette" was used widely to refer to cambacérès, mocking his effeminite demeanor. The word "chanceller" in the verse below the image is a double entendre, referring both to cambacérès title as chancellor and his reputation for wavering. Geographic coverage: france subjects (lcsh): political cartoons; history--caricatures & cartoons; napoleon i, emperor of the french, 1769-1821; cambacérès, jean jacques régis de, 1753-1824. Date: 1814. Place of creation: Paris. Medium: etching. Collection: University of Washington. Le Départ (NAPOLEON 100)