The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba

The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba. Print shows Napoleon I seated backwards on a donkey on the road to Elba from Fontainebleau; he holds a broken sword in one hand and the donkey's tail in the other while two drummers follow him playing a farewell(?) march. Includes twelve lines of verse. Date 1814 May. The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba. Print shows Napoleon I seated backwards on a donkey on the road to Elba from Fontainebleau; he holds a broken sword in one hand and the donkey's tail in the other while two drummers follow him playing a farewell(?) march. Includes twelve lines of verse. Date 1814 May

Picture No

10600764

Media ID

47466174

Size

3747px x 3096px (2.6MB)

Credit

Mary Evans / Library of Congress

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