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Collection Record
Name/TitleNapoleon lll, Eugenie and General Le Boeuf
About this objectNapoleon lll is portrayed as an ox, being cuckolded by General le Boeuf and Empress Eugenie on his back.
As the General grips her waist, she tells him to behave himself. The image is a visual pun on the General's surname (un boeuf = an ox).
MakerZut (Alfred Le Petit)
Maker RoleArtist
MakerDuclaux
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made 1870 -1871
PeriodPost 2nd Empire and the beginning of the 3rd Republic
Place MadeParis, France
Medium and MaterialsProcess engraving, coloured by hand
Style and Iconographysatirical caricature
Inscription and MarksSigned Zut
TechniquePrint from an engraving
Measurements14 ins x 11.5 ins (35.6 cms x 29.2 cms)
Subject and Association KeywordsEmperor Napoleon III
