Plump to the Devil We Boldly Kick'd Both Nap and His Partner Joe

Plump to the Devil We Boldly Kick'd Both Nap and His Partner Joe

Thomas Rowlandson

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

A hefty Dutchman at right kicks Napoleon into the air, towards a large Devil, who grasps him by the ankle before the flames of Hell. In the background another Dutchman presses a pitchfork against Joseph, who runs screaming towards the flames, his crown on the ground behind him.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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