Democratic Glory, Gillray Etching (1800)
An etched political caricature showing a small seated figure on an ornate throne beneath a carved eagle, receiving kneeling courtiers and a figure bowing at right. Its caption, 'Democratic Glory,' is printed below the scene, with a line naming Buonaparte as Grand Consul of France.
- Artist
- James Gillray
- Date
- 1800
- Medium
- Etching Support: white wove paper laid down on beige wove paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Size
- 1425 × 1600 px
Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1800).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum