Pilori-Phrénologie. No. 11: Thiers l'Ancien

Date: 1870s
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  • Pilori-Phrénologie. No. 11: Thiers l'Ancien
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  • Phrenology-Pillory: Thiers the Senior
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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. P[ropie]te de l'Auteur. Imp. Grognet, 16 r. des Ecoles. Paris. En vente, 13. r. des F[ontai]nes du temple. Caption: "Ce vieillard frétillant, grand diseur de finesses, fut chargé de tâter les cours et les Altesses pour savoir si la France avait ou non le droit d'être un peuple majeur qui pense, agit et croit? Caption (English translation): "This wriggling man, great storyteller of subtleties and nuances, was instructed to sound out attitudes, to put out feelers to know whether or not the France had the right to be a place of great people who think, act and believe…?"
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  • Hand-colored lithograph
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  • 1968-001a, Drawer M.6, Item 5
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