Eh! bien, monsieur le marquis de Guizot, avouez que nous avons eu une heureuse idée d'inventer la fusion..... il n'y a que cela qui peut sauver la France!.... Maintenant il s'agit de nous montrer en public dans notre nouveau costume pour faire revenir les Parisiens aux anciennes, nobles et saines traditions de la culotte courte et des ailes de pigeon!....
Eh! bien, monsieur le marquis de Guizot, avouez que nous avons eu une heureuse idée d'inventer la fusion..... il n'y a que cela qui peut sauver la France!.... Maintenant il s'agit de nous montrer en public dans notre nouveau costume pour faire revenir les Parisiens aux anciennes, nobles et saines traditions de la culotte courte et des ailes de pigeon!....
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Eh! good, monsieur the Marquis de Guizot, you must confess that we had a fortunate idea to contrive the fusion..... this will definitely save France!.... The moment has come now to present ourselves to the Parisians in our old costumes, in order to make them appreciate again the noble and healthy old traditions of short breeches and pigeon tails!..... Charivari
Description:
This print shows François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (1787–1874) and Pierre Antoine Berryer (1790-1868). Guizot as Orléanist and Berryer as Legitimist are both trying to strengthen the two monarchist parties. Both politicians are dressed in the costumes of the old system.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
Published in: Le Charivari, June 13, 1851.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
