Les mannequins politiques. Ce jeu n'a duré que trois jours.
Title (alt.):
Political puppets. This game only lasted three days.. Caricature
Description:
According to Ramus there exists a print with caption but without the title, not registered in the Delteil catalogues. We are listing it here as second state. A print was sold 1969 in London for £ 18, equivalent to $ 43. Unfortunately we do not a have a photograph of this print. Two persons, the King and de Rigny (or Dupin?) are holding straw puppets. The caption says: "This game only lasted three days". The King is holding Marshall Gérard, playing the old political game of shaking straw men at each other. Between July 1834 and March 1835, Louis-Philippe was unable to form a stable government. A provisional government was formed, which lasted only three days.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
Published in: La Caricature, November 20, 1834.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
