CRUSHED LAFAYETTE!... TRAPPED, OLD FELLOW!. Association Mensuelle
Description:
The print shows Lafayette’s funeral at the Paris cemetery Père-Lachaise. The impact of this print was intensified by its publication after the appearance of "Rue Transnonain". The romantic landscape in the background was drawn by Paul Huet. Daumier shows a King who pretends to mourn, while at the same time smiling deviously about the riddance of Lafayette. Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert Motier Lafayette (1757-1834) was a French officer, who also participated in the American Revolutionary War. He was one of the founders of the Charter for Human Rights, elected Deputy many times, and eventually became commander-in-chief of the National Guard. He helped Louis-Philippe ascend to the throne, a decision he later on deeply regretted.
Copyright restrictions may apply. For permission to copy or use this image, contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University Libraries. The following credit line must be included with each item used: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
Published in: L'Association Mensuelle, July 1834.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
