Primary Source
The Exorcism: Ridding France of the Devil Napoleon
Annotation
The seal in the foreground, with its fleur–de–lys, indicates a return to royalism after France’s liberation from Napoleon. In addition, the secularism associated with the Revolution is countered with the image’s reference to the religious practice of exorcism.
This source is a part of the The Napoleonic Experience teaching module.
Transcription
Title in French
Die Exorcisten
Credits
Collection de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 73 (pièces 9503-9634), Restauration et Cent-Jours.