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France - History - Louis Philippe, 1830-1848

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  • At the Opéra ball, King Louis Philippe (centre) as a clown is confronted by Charles Philipon (right, representing the journal Caricature) and Louis Desnoyers (left, representing the journal Charivari), both dressed as jesters. Lithograph attributed to Korff, 1834.
  • Four men whose distorted shadows are cast on the wall:a an apothecary casting the shadow of a clyster, a censor casting the shadow of a devil, a hereditary peer casting the shadow of a pig, and a Jesuit casting the shadow of a turkey. Coloured lithograph by J.J. Grandville, 1830.
  • A soldier has dropped his rifle and is falling as a wardrobe and other items fall down around his head. Lithograph by Langlumé after C. Philipon.
  • Two devils in a laboratory produce statutes with the help of a genie; showing the repressive nature of the government of France under Louis-Philippe, especially concerning the freedom of the press. Lithograph by E. Le Poittevin, 1831.
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    Algeria: the French attack on the besieged city of Constantine, 1837. Engraving by A. Burdet after H. Vernet.

    Vernet, Horace, 1789-1863. | Date: [between 1839 and 1848] | Reference: 2871876i
    Part of: Galeries historiques de Versailles.
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    Algeria: the French attack on the besieged city of Constantine, 1837. Engraving by S. Cholet after H. Vernet.

    Vernet, Horace, 1789-1863. | Date: [between 1839 and 1848?] | Reference: 2871596i
    Part of: Galeries historiques de Versailles.
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    At the Opéra ball, King Louis Philippe (centre) as a clown is confronted by Charles Philipon (right, representing the journal Caricature) and Louis Desnoyers (left, representing the journal Charivari), both dressed as jesters. Lithograph attributed to Korff, 1834.

    Korff. | Date: [1834] | Reference: 36159i
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    Four men whose distorted shadows are cast on the wall:a an apothecary casting the shadow of a clyster, a censor casting the shadow of a devil, a hereditary peer casting the shadow of a pig, and a Jesuit casting the shadow of a turkey. Coloured lithograph by J.J. Grandville, 1830.

    Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847. | Date: [1830] | Reference: 32782i
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    Algeria: a woman rescuing her child from the French attack on the camp of Emir Abd el-Kader at Taguin. Chalk drawing after H. Vernet.

    Vernet, Horace, 1789-1863. | Date: [184-?] | Reference: 2533314i
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