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Le Parlement Croupion

Print
1870-1871 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Satirical print showing a scene in the French parlement and Giuseppe Garibaldi making a speech. Print from a set of caricatures, broadsheets and illustrations in ten volumes. Each volume is half-bound in red leather, gold tooled and stamped with imperial emblems, title etc.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLe Parlement Croupion (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Brief description
'Le Parlement Croupion'. Satirical illustration by Napoléon Charles Louis de Frondat showing a scene in the French parlement and Giuseppe Garibaldi making a speech. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871.
Physical description
Satirical print showing a scene in the French parlement and Giuseppe Garibaldi making a speech. Print from a set of caricatures, broadsheets and illustrations in ten volumes. Each volume is half-bound in red leather, gold tooled and stamped with imperial emblems, title etc.
DimensionsThe prints in this series are described in the accession record as being of various sizes.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Le Parlement Croupion Imp. Deplanche, Pass. Du Caire, 13, Paris Dépot Chez Madre, 20, Rue du Croissant, En Vente Chez Duclaux, 21, Place Du Château-d'Eau, Garibaldi, A La Tribune; Est Insulté Par Leurs Vétustés, Les Membres De La Droite' (Lettered)
  • 'de Frondat' (Signed)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.1099-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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