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Jean Charles Persil

Also known as: Jean Charles Persil; primary name: Persil, Jean Charles
Details: individual; legal; politician/statesman; French; Male
Life dates: 1785-1870
Biography: Magistrate and statesman; deputy (1830-1839), attorney general (1830), Minister of Justice (1834-37), Director of the mint (1837 ?). A monarchist who supported the censorship of drawings requested by the government (1835), and was generally viewed as an enemy of the freedom of the press. Caricaturists liked to represent him with a large, thin nose in the shape of a sharp blade, and to call him 'Père Scie' ('Father-Saw', a pun on his name). He led ferocious attacks against Philippon (q.v.).

32 related objects

print; satirical print

Title: Le Charenton ministériel - Différentes monomanies La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0511.26 |
Producer name: Print made by:Honoré DaumierPrinted by:Becquet |
Production date: 1832 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)Printed in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Il serait plus facile d'arrêter le soleil La Caricature |
Museum number: 1989,0128.54 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles Joseph TravièsPrinted by:Becquet |
Production date: 1833-1835 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Garrrre à vous guerrrrdins de rrrrépublicains! |
Museum number: 1918,0511.103 |
Producer name: Print made by:Honoré DaumierPrinted by:Delaunois |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Ne vous y frottez pas! L'Association Mensuelle |
Museum number: 1865,0114.119 |
Producer name: Print made by:Honoré DaumierPrinted by:Delaunois |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Brebis égarées rentrez au bercail ! La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0511.66 |
Producer name: Print made by:Honoré DaumierPrinted by:Junca |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)Printed in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Père-Scie La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0511.14 |
Producer name: Print made by:Honoré DaumierPrinted by:Becquet |
Production date: 1833 |
Production place: Printed in:Paris (France)Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Verse, verse, verse encore. (Chanson Bachique) La Caricature |
Museum number: 1999,0627.46 |
Producer name: Print made by:Benjamin RoubaudPrinted by:Becquet |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Nous sommes tous d'honnêtes gens, embrassons-nous, La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0511.46 |
Producer name: Print made by:Honoré DaumierPrinted by:Delaunois |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Printed in:Paris (France)Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Soufflez, soufflez, vous ne l'eteindrez jamais La Caricature |
Museum number: 1989,0930.23 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrint made by:Honoré Daumier |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Les faux monnoyeurs La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0629.77 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles Joseph TravièsPrinted by:Becquet |
Production date: 1833 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Le Baraque politique La Caricature |
Museum number: 1999,0627.47 |
Producer name: Print made by:AnonymousPrinted by:Delaunois |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: L'échenillement et les semailles La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0629.63 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrint made by:Marie Alexandre Alophe |
Production date: 1833 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Soufflez, soufflez, vous ne l'éteindrez jamais. La Caricature |
Museum number: 1989,0128.37 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrint made by:Honoré Daumier |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Te Deum à l'autel de la paix La Caricature |
Museum number: 1990,0728.16.3 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrint made by:Eugène Forest |
Production date: 1830-1835 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Route de Pantin La Caricature |
Museum number: 2006,0929.37 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles Joseph TravièsPrinted by:Delaunois |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Le père si tendre avait promis (bis) De fair' égor La Caricature |
Museum number: 1990,0728.21 |
Producer name: Print made by:Benjamin RoubaudPrinted by:Becquet |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Sur mon honneur et sur ma conscience, devnt Dieu e La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0629.60 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrinted by:Becquet |
Production date: 1832 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Enfans, croyez-moi, ne jouez pas avec ces armes là La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0629.73 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrint made by:Auguste Desperet |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Foetus politiques morts-nés La Caricature |
Museum number: 1998,0607.52 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles Joseph TravièsPrinted by:Delaunois |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Grande revue passée par la Caricature le 30 Octobr La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0629.75 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrinted by:Becquet |
Production date: 1832 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Tas d'poupées voulez-vous danser v'là l'bastringue La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0629.65 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrint made by:Eugène Forest |
Production date: 1833 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Départ pour l'Espagne - Il montera! il ne montera La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0511.65 |
Producer name: Print made by:Honoré DaumierPrinted by:Delaunois |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)Printed in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Cabinet d'histoire naturelle La Caricature |
Museum number: 1989,0128.55 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrinted by:Becquet |
Production date: 18 April 1833 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Le moulin du Télégraphe La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0511.44 |
Producer name: Print made by:Honoré DaumierPrinted by:Delaunois |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Printed in:Paris (France)Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Imitation libre d'un tableau de Mr. Horace Vernet, La Caricature |
Museum number: 1989,0128.57 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrint made by:Auguste Desperet |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Anvers prends garde, Anvers prends garde... La Caricature |
Museum number: 1989,0128.49 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrint made by:Eugène Forest |
Production date: 1832 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Grande vendange du budget La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0629.61 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrint made by:Marie Alexandre Alophe |
Production date: 1832 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Grande croisade contre la Liberté La Caricature |
Museum number: 1998,0607.46.1-7 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrint made by:Auguste Desperet |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print

Title: Descente dans les ateliers de la liberté de la pre La Caricature |
Museum number: 1918,0629.71 |
Producer name: Print made by:J J GrandvillePrint made by:Auguste Desperet |
Production date: 1833 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print; newspaper/periodical

Title: En vérité, en vérité, je vous le dis, il en est u La Caricature |
Museum number: 1989,0930.54 |
Producer name: Print made by:Auguste BouquetAfter:Leonardo da Vinci |
Production date: 1832 |
Production place: Printed in:Paris (France)Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Exécution de Désirée Françoise Liberté |
Museum number: 1989,0128.32 |
Producer name: Print made by:Auguste BouquetAfter:Paul Delaroche |
Production date: 1833 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print; satirical print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Père-Scie La Caricature |
Museum number: 1989,0128.29 |
Producer name: Print made by:Auguste BouquetPrinted by:Becquet |
Production date: 1832 |
Production place: Printed in:Paris (France)Published in:Paris (France)

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