Name: Antique Print-POLITICAL-SATIRE-FRANCE-ROYALISTS-REVOLUTION-Vernier-c.1871
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Antique Print-POLITICAL-SATIRE-FRANCE-ROYALISTS-REVOLUTION-Vernier-c.1871

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‘N?18 ENTRE LES DEUX ?… NI L?UN NI L?AUTRE’

– Political satire illustrating the struggle for France’s political future, with a female figure representing the Republic caught between a royalist and a revolutionary. The royalist offers a medallion labeled “Blanc” (white), while the revolutionary offers a “Rouge” (red) medallion, symbolizing radical leftist ideologies. The caption reads: “Neither one nor the other.” The royalist is dressed in an opulent uniform, while the revolutionary, armed with a rifle and explosives labeled “p?trole” (petroleum) and “bombes” (bombs), is dressed in more modest military attire.

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Description

Medium: Lithograph on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 34.5 x 27.2 cm (13.58 x 10.71 inch). Image size: 34.5 x 27.2 cm. (13.58 x 10.71 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Minor foxing, slight discoloration, but colors remain vibrant. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

POLITICAL SATIRE, FRANCE, REPUBLIC, MONARCHY VS. REVOLUTION, ROYALISTS, RADICALS, 19TH-CENTURY LITHOGRAPH, ALLEGORY, INSTABILITY | EXPO-503 (SATIRE)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Musee Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris.

Reference: Inventory Number: Musee Carnavalet – QB.152656.

Biography engraver: Charles Vernier (1813-1892) was a French lithographer and caricaturist known for his satirical works depicting political and social themes in 19th-century France. His work was published in satirical journals such as La Caricature and Le Charivari.