Name/TitleSedan a game of bowls
About this objectFrance, personified by Marianne holding a tricolor flag in her left hand, has bowled over 3 skittles. Her bowling ball is marked '4th September 1870'.
This was the date of the proclamation of the French Third Republic, after news reached Paris of the surrender after the battle of Sedan.
The three skittles have the heads of Napoleon lll, Empress Eugenie and the Prince Imperial.
MakerA. Baudet -Bauderval
Maker RoleArtist
MakerGrognet
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made1870-1871
PeriodPost 2nd Empire and the beginning of the 3rd Republic
Place MadeParis, France
Medium and MaterialsHand coloured lithograve
Style and Iconographysatirical caricature
Inscription and MarksSigned by the artist
TechniqueSatirical Lithograph, hand coloured
Measurements14.75 ins x 10.5 ins (37.5cms x 26.7 cms)
Subject and Association KeywordsSecond French Empire
Subject and Association KeywordsEmperor Napoleon III
Subject and Association KeywordsEmpress Eugéne
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Prince Imperial
Subject and Association KeywordsEvents of 1870 in France,
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Life and Times of Napoleon lll
Subject and Association KeywordsSedan
Object TypeCaricature
Object numberCPCAR045
