"The Great Man" Still Image

A caricature of a slumped, exhausted Napoleon surrounded by mice dressed as soldiers and courtiers, satirizing his court as a tiny, mocking "mouse kingdom."

Dublin Core

Title

"The Great Man"

Description

German cartoonists tried to reduce Napoleon down to size, in this case, the size of mice! Here the mice serve as courtiers.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/169/|Collection de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 75 (pièces 9730-9816), Restauration et Cent-Jours

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

169

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

15.3 x 22 cm

Title (French)

Des grossen Mannes kleine Hofhaltung auf der Glückseligen Insel

Citation

None Identified, “"The Great Man",” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/169.