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print
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satirical print
Object Type
print
satirical print
Museum number
1989,0128.46
Title
Object:
Enigme
Series:
La Caricature
Description
Plate 161, No80: satire on the 'juste-milieu' government, showing a large, pear-shaped night cap covering the heads of Louis Philippe's ministers, from left to right Louis (Finances), Barthe (Justice), Périer (Prime Minister), Soult (War) and d'Argout (Trade). 1832/33 Lithograph
Producer name
Print made by:
Auguste Desperet
Printed by:
Becquet
Published by:
Aubert
School/style
French
Production date
1832-1833
Production place
Printed in:
Paris (France)
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
lithograph
Dimensions
Height:
240 millimetres
(image area)
Width:
220 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(8)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
politics
Associated names
Associated with:
Louis Philippe, King of the French
Portrait of:
Joseph Dominique, Baron Louis
Portrait of:
Félix Barthe
Portrait of:
Casimir Périer
Portrait of:
Marshal Jean de Dieu Soult
Portrait of:
Antoine Maurice Apollinaire, Comte d'Argout
Associated events
Associated Event:
July Monarchy 1830-1848
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Andrew Edmunds
Acquisition date
1989
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1989,0128.46