Ci-devant occupations -- or --: Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine dancing naked before Barrass in the winter of 1797. -- A fact!, James Gillray, 20 February 1805

Caricature of napoleon i. (british political cartoon); madame tallien and josephine beauharnais dance naked in front of barras. Napoleon watches josephine from behind a curtain. A satire on the advancement of his career through his appointment to command the army of italy in 1796, granted by barras supposedly on the condition that he marry josephine.;a word is erased from the plate before the start of the title. Date: 20 February 1805. Place of creation: London (England): Hannah Humphrey. Dimensions: etching. Collection: Bodleian Library. Bodleian Libraries, cidevant occupations or - Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine dancing naked before Barrass in the winter of 1797 A