Nikolaus Moreau, Austrian
“It’s One of These New Collectible Napoleon Dolls. So Far I’ve Got Emperor Napoleon, Rockin’ Pop Star Napoleon, and Flight Attendant Napoleon. But the One I Really Want is Malibu Napoleon,” 1832
Oil on canvas
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/// Of his gipps figurines, Nap’s the prize.
Molded gypsum he hopes someone buys.
These are Austrian Vets,
so some chuckles he gets
when he tells them the figure’s life-size.
/// In a tavern the figurines guy
tries convincing some veterans to buy
a momento or two
of the Emperor who
would the armies of Europe defy.
/// They’d each fought in Napoleon’s war,
and had flashbacks of death, blood and gore.
This figure in plaster
would mark the disaster,
though he’d died a full decade before.