Camden Park Rd, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5HJ, United Kingdom
Collection Record
Name/TitleNapoleon lll Before and After
About this objectThe heading, 'Grandeur et Decadence' is borrowed from the title of an 1837 novel by Balzac.
Napoleon lll is depicted in his pomp (before) with the support of the Catholic Church - swinging thuribles- (incense burners) and as a crestfallen cuckold (after), threatened by blood stained swords.
MakerAlfred le Petit
Maker RoleArtist
MakerJournal La Charge supplement
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 Alfred Le Petit
TechniqueSatirical Lithograph, hand coloured
Measurements14.5 ins x 11.25 ins (36.8 cms x 28.6 cms)
Subject and Association KeywordsEmperor Napoleon III
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Life and Times of Napoleon lll
Subject and Association KeywordsEvents of 1870 in France,
