Camden Park Rd, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5HJ, United Kingdom
Collection Record
Name/TitleImperial billiards party
About this objectKey figures in the Second Empire are shown playing billiards. On the table, the Empress Eugenie is depicted as a hen (une poule) a word which is also slang for a losse woman. The scoreboard is a pun on the word ‘poule’, (hen, tart or game of pool). Napoleon lll looks down from a portrait on the wall.
The characters depicted are names on the scoreboard.
General Fleury (1815-1884) soldier and politician
C.E. de Maupas (1818-1888) politician, head of Paris police during the coup of 2nd December 1851.
Eugene Rouher (1814-1884) leading politician, known as the Vice -Emperor
Duc de Persigny (1808 – 1872) politician and staunch Bonapartist.
Joachin Pietri (1820-1912) Head of Paris police 1866-1870
General leBoeuf (1809-1888) Minister of War in 1870
Emile Ollivier (1825-1913) First Minister in 1870
MakerAttributed to Paul Hadol
Maker RoleArtist
Date Made1870
PeriodPost 2nd Empire and the beginning of the 3rd Republic
Place MadeParis, France
Medium and MaterialsWood engraving, hand coloured
Style and Iconographysatirical caricature
Inscription and Markshand signed with the name Paul Hadol
TechniquePrint from an engraving
Measurements11.25ins x 15ins (28.6cms x 38cms
Subject and Association KeywordsKey political figures at the end of the second empire
Subject and Association KeywordsEmperor Napoleon lll
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Life and Times of Napoleon lll
Subject and Association DescriptionThe key political players identified.
