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Riot control

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  • A regiment of clyster-wielding apothecaries orchestrated by General George Mouton de Lobau; representing his use of water-cannons in quelling riots. Lithograph by J.C., 1831.
  • General Georges Mouton sits perched on an enormous clyster; representing his use of a prototype water-cannon in quelling an uprising. Lithograph after A. Desperret after Charles Philipon, c. 1831.
  • Comte Lanceleau with a large clyster to disperse rioters. Lithograph, c. 1830.
  • A hybrid of a cannon and a clyster is attended by General Georges Mouton and Gabriel Delessert, the chief of police; representing their use of the water-cannon to dispel an uprising. Coloured lithograph.

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    Comte Lanceleau with a large clyster to disperse rioters. Lithograph, c. 1830.

    | Date: [1830?] | Reference: 16656i
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    A hybrid of a cannon and a clyster is attended by General Georges Mouton and Gabriel Delessert, the chief of police; representing their use of the water-cannon to dispel an uprising. Coloured lithograph.

    | Reference: 16379i
    Part of: Caricatures politiques
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    General Georges Mouton sits perched on an enormous clyster; representing his use of a prototype water-cannon in quelling an uprising. Lithograph after A. Desperret after Charles Philipon, c. 1831.

    Philipon, Charles, 1800-1862. | Date: 1831 | Reference: 16445i
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    A coat of arms with clysters; representing the reign of Louis-Philippe. Coloured lithograph.

    | Reference: 16876i
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    A regiment of clyster-wielding apothecaries orchestrated by General George Mouton de Lobau; representing his use of water-cannons in quelling riots. Lithograph by J.C., 1831.

    C., J., active 1830-1831. | Date: 1831 | Reference: 16378i

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