Scene in a New Pantomime, Thomas Rowlandson, 1815

To be performed at the theatre royal paris published after the treaty of chaumont where the european allies agreed to pursue napoleon with a multi-national force, this drawing shows the allies chasing him from the throne room at the tuileries. The portrait is a caricature of louis xviii. Napoleon is dressed as a harlequin, and has discarded his crown and sceptre. He is shown leaping through the portrait of a very complacent louis xviii, pursued by a pack of buffoons meant to represent the monarchs of europe: ferdinand of spain (falling), a russian cossack (prodding with the spear), the king of wurtemberg (on his knees, firing the two pistols), the emperor of austria (wearing a wallet labeled pantaloon), the pope, and the king of prussia. One of the monarchs takes down the portrait of columbine, which is either marie louise or the duchesse d'angouleme. Reference source: george #12528. Also found in broadley (378) and the devinck collection in the bibliotheque nationale (paris). Subjects (lcsh): political cartoons; history--caricatures & cartoons; napoleon i, emperor of the french, 1769-1821; napoleonic wars, 1800-1815; louis xviii, king of france, 1755-1824; pius vii, pope, 1742-1823; frederick william iii, king of prussia, 1770-1840; ferdinand vii, king of spain, 1784-1833; francis i, emperor of austria, 1768-1835. Date: 1815. Place of creation: London. Medium: etching. Collection: University of Washington. Scene in a New Pantomime (NAPOLEON 144)