DEUX CAPACITÉS DE L'ANCIEN RÉGIME. - Comment trouvez-vous cela, m'sieu de Blois flotté, aujourd'hui tout le monde peut être Député sans avoir seulement cinquante écus de fortune.... moi, j'avais quarante mille francs de rente..... j'étais apte à comprendre toutes les questions.... mes moyens me le permettaient!....
DEUX CAPACITÉS DE L'ANCIEN RÉGIME. - Comment trouvez-vous cela, m'sieu de Blois flotté, aujourd'hui tout le monde peut être Député sans avoir seulement cinquante écus de fortune.... moi, j'avais quarante mille francs de rente..... j'étais apte à comprendre toutes les questions.... mes moyens me le permettaient!....
Title (alt.):
Charivari. TWO CAPACITIES OF THE OLD REGIME. - How do you like that, Monsieur de Blois flotté, nowadays anybody can become a deputy, even with a fortune of less than 50 ecus.... I, after all had an income of 40,000 Francs..... so it was quite obvious that I understood all the problems.... my means simply made it possible!....
Description:
The print shows members of the ancient regime. Around Easter of 1848, new elections took place on a state-level that allowed citizens over 21 years of age to elect representatives to the Legislative Chamber.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, March 30, 1848.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
