Name/TitleThe Republic takes over
About this objectIn this caricature 'The Republic' is chasing animals from the Tuileries farmyard. France, personified as Marianne and wearing a cap of liberty, uses a whip to chase the animals out from the Tuileries, which is visible in the background.
To the left, Emile Ollivier, formerly First Minister is depicted as a pig (greed), the Empress Eugenie as a goose (foolishness) and Napoleon lll as another pig.
MakerA. Baudet -Bauderval
Maker RoleArtist
MakerGrognet
Maker RolePrinter
Date Made1870-1871
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 the artist
TechniqueSatirical Lithograph, hand coloured
Measurements13.5 ins x 10.5 ins (34.3 cms x 26.7 cms)
Subject and Association KeywordsEvents of 1870 in France,
Subject and Association KeywordsEmperor Napoleon III
Subject and Association KeywordsEmile Ollivier
Subject and Association KeywordsEmpress Eugéne
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Life and Times of Napoleon lll
Object TypeCaricature
Object numberCPCAR050
