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Collection Record
Name/TitleNapoleon lll gives up the baton and keeps the money
About this objectNapoleon lll is portrayed as Pulcinelle (with Italian commedia dell arte) with his hump back.
In the text Napoleon is saying that he will happily give up the baton (authority) but keep all the money. Pulcinella's character is traditionally that of an opportunist, motivated by self-interest, hence the analogy.
MakerUnknown
Maker RoleArtist
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 MarksMonogram signiture E.B.
TechniqueSatirical Lithograph, hand coloured
Measurements15 ins x 11.25 ins (38.1 cms x 28.6 cms)
Subject and Association KeywordsEmperor Napoleon III
Subject and Association KeywordsPulcinella
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Life and Times of Napoleon lll
Subject and Association KeywordsEvents of 1870 in France,
