- What a bad time to call to arms!...... Charivari
Description:
This print shows the Russian Tsar Nicolas I (1796-1855) beating the signal for retreat from a lost war. Some of his Russian bears follow him with a depressed expressions on their faces.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, January 5, 1855.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.