This print refers to the Burgraves' fight against freedom of the press. These men supported the law of press censorship which was to be voted on by July 16, 1850. The same group endeavored to limit general suffrage rights.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state
Published in: Le Charivari, April 19, 1851.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
