16 May 1877, constitutional crisis in the French Third Republic
16 May 1877, constitutional crisis in the French Third Republic
Pyrographed wood marquetry panel featuring the caricature of Pépin (artist Claude Guillaumin, known by his pseudonym Edouard Pépin, 1842-1927), which appeared in the satirical newspaper Le Grelot (no. 344, November 11, 1877) during the government reshuffle in the institutional crisis of the Third Republic, which pitted the monarchist President of the Republic, Mac Mahon, against the Republican-majority Chamber of Deputies led by Gambetta.
Condition: lifting and missing
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The origin of Pépin's "La dernière Cartouche" comes from Alfred de Neuville's painting "Les dernières cartouches" painted in 1873 and recalling Napoleon III's defeat at the Battle of Bazeilles on September 1, 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War
Condition: lifting and missing
Dimensions:
The origin of Pépin's "La dernière Cartouche" comes from Alfred de Neuville's painting "Les dernières cartouches" painted in 1873 and recalling Napoleon III's defeat at the Battle of Bazeilles on September 1, 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War
