L'Homme D'Affaire de sa Majesté
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Satirical print in which the Emperor Napoleon III is offered a heart by a white-haired man with 'Marguerite Bellanger' written on it; the man rests on a box containing hearts and lettered 'Grand assortiment coeurs enflames'. 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
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Title | L'Homme D'Affaire de sa Majesté (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
Brief description | 'L'Homme D'Affaire de sa Majesté'. Satirical illustration by Alfred le Petit showing the Emperor Napoleon III being presented with a heart. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
Physical description | Satirical print in which the Emperor Napoleon III is offered a heart by a white-haired man with 'Marguerite Bellanger' written on it; the man rests on a box containing hearts and lettered 'Grand assortiment coeurs enflames'. 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. |
Dimensions | The prints in this series are described in the accession record as being of various sizes. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964. |
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Accession number | E.460-1962 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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