Duc de Bassano (1763 – 1839) was a lawyer and publisher, as well as diplomat under Napoleon I. He was appointed Duc de Bassano in 1809 and became Secretary of State in 1811. After the battle of Waterloo, he left the country and returned to France in 1820 to join the Bourbon movement. In 1834, he was one of the notorious judges of the “Accusés d’Avril”. Joseph Marie Comte Portalis (1778-1858) denounced Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1828 he became Minister of Justice, in 1829 Foreign Minister. A close collaborator of Louis-Philippe, he was one of the attorneys of the infamous April trials. François Dominique de Reynaud, Conte de Montlosier (1755-1838) was a writer, politician, and Deputy under Napoleon I. He opposed the Restoration and was a supporter of the July-Monarchy. He was one of the judges at the notorious April trials.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
Published in: La Caricature, July 3, 1835.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
