Camden Park Rd, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5HJ, United Kingdom
Collection Record
Name/TitleNapoleon lll and Death
About this objectA funeral carriage drawn by a skeleton (representing the dead of the Franco Prussian War) shows Napoleon lll rising up from his coffin and asking the coachman to give him time to re-establish his dynasty.
A bedraggled eagle sits on top of the carriage above the words ' Cie des degommes reunis - All those who have been booted out)
MakerPaul Klenck
Maker RoleArtist
MakerGrognet
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made 1870 -1871
PeriodPost 2nd Empire and the beginning of the 3rd Republic
Place MadeParis, France
Medium and MaterialsHand coloured lithograph
Style and Iconographysatirical caricature
Inscription and Markssigned by Paul Klenk
TechniqueSatirical Lithograph, hand coloured
Measurements11.5 ins x 15.25 ins (29.2cms x 38.7 cms)
Subject and Association KeywordsEmperor Napoleon lll
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Life and Times of Napoleon lll
Subject and Association KeywordsEvents of 1870 in France,
