POLITICAL CARTOON — “THE CROWNING OF THE BUILDING” - Lot 75

POLITICAL CARTOON — “THE CROWNING OF THE BUILDING” COINDRE (Victor) [attributed to]. The Crowning of the Building. Paris, Lith. Taillart, Rue Sainte-Anne, circa 1870–1871. Satirical lithograph hand-colored. A large-scale composition depicting Napoleon III and several political and military figures in a burlesque scene dominated by the spectral apparition of Napoleon I. An allegory of the collapse of the imperial regime and the consequences of the Franco-Prussian War. Print on vellum paper. A few ink stains in the lower margin, foxing and slight soiling, minor signs of wear.

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