Title
The Triumphal Entry of the Allied Monarchs into Paris through the gate of Saint Martin on the 31st of March 1814. = LEntree Triomphale des Monarques Allies dans Paris, par la porte St Martin le trente et un de Mars 1814. / Painted by I.M. Wright ; Aquatinted by Reeve.
Creator
Reeve, Richard, 1780-approximately 1835, printmaker.
Publication details
London : Pubd May 1 1814 by HASSELL & RICKARDS 344 Strand., [May 1 1814]
Physical details
1 print : aquatint and etching with hand-colouring ; sheet 48 x 60.7 cm
Description
The coalition or allied army on entering Paris and defeating the French; Frederick William III King of Prussia, Alexander I, Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, Karl Philipp Furst zu Schwarzenberg and Sir Charles Stewart (later 3rd Marquess of Londonderry) on the right-hand side; the French army retreating beneath an arch on the left-hand side; figures celebrating, fighting and begging in the foreground.
Place
Paris (France)
Additional information
This print shows the end of the Battle of Paris and the moment the coalition army (Russia, Prussia and Austria) marched into Paris, forcing Napoleon I to abdicate and the French to surrender.
Other persons
Wright, John Massey, 1777-1866, artist.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.65.33.2.a.