The press, support for General Boulanger. Boulangiste fan, 1889
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The press, support for General Boulanger. Boulangiste fan, 1889
Fan, the paper leaf featuring an Epinal image of the Boulangisme staff, taken from a Figaro supplement of March 30, 1889.
From left to right, the lithograph shows General Boulanger's supporters Naquet, Laur, Vergoin, Laguerre, Newspaper editors Eugène Mayer (La Lanterne), Ch. Lalou (La France), Rochefort (L'Intransigeant), Michelin, Deroulède, Le Hérissé, Villemer. They hold each other by the arm in a sort of farandole, wearing a red carnation.
Wooden sticks and guards
Very good condition
H :
A fan with a similar illustration, but with other images of General Boulanger from Le Figaro on the reverse, is in the Musée Carnavalet (EV0802).
Many thanks to Ondine Pavy-Pluvinage for her help in identifying this fan.
From left to right, the lithograph shows General Boulanger's supporters Naquet, Laur, Vergoin, Laguerre, Newspaper editors Eugène Mayer (La Lanterne), Ch. Lalou (La France), Rochefort (L'Intransigeant), Michelin, Deroulède, Le Hérissé, Villemer. They hold each other by the arm in a sort of farandole, wearing a red carnation.
Wooden sticks and guards
Very good condition
H :
A fan with a similar illustration, but with other images of General Boulanger from Le Figaro on the reverse, is in the Musée Carnavalet (EV0802).
Many thanks to Ondine Pavy-Pluvinage for her help in identifying this fan.
