The print shows a tired and inactive King Louis-Philippe, taking a nap sitting on some military equipment. Marianne and the rooster, symbols of France, are in the background, both tired and depressed, her hands in chains. The King looks like a crowned pear, while the royal crown is topping his throne. At the left, a gasping cock and a canon muzzle under the throne can be seen while France with her hands tied leans despondently against the throne. After the riots of April 1834, when many Republicans were jailed, France and the mob was resting from their labours.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
1st state.
Published in: La Caricature, August 28, 1834.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
