Le Mât de Cocagne Politique (1871)

Date: 1870s
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  • Le Mât de Cocagne Politique (1871)
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  • The Political Greasy Pole
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  • 187X
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  • This is a political caricature related to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 or the Paris Commune of 1871. Caption: "Voilà le moyen qu'ont employé et emploiéront les Bourbons, les d'Orléans et autres monarchies, (dites patriotiques) pour monter au trône de France." Caption (English translation): "This is the means that has been used and is used by the Bourbons, the Orleans and the other monarchies (that call themselves patriots) to ascend to the throne of France."
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  • Pen and ink
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  • 1968-001a, Drawer M.8, Item 397
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