Camden Park Rd, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5HJ, United Kingdom
Collection Record
Name/TitleEmpress Eugéne, as Madam de Framboise
About this objectEugéne fleeing the Tuileries in September 1870 with her prayer book, jewels, Spanish fan and money. One copy in colour the other black and white. The caricature taps into the popular prejudices against the Empress: anti-clerical, xenophobic and misogynist.
Translation Heavens. Madame What are you doing here.
The first word in French - Corbleu!- is a corruption of corps de Dieu (God's Body) and might be translated as blimey or crickey.
