| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
Napoleon III [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia?] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1865 |
| Date |
[ca. 1865] |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print: albumen on carte de visite mount; 10 x 6 cm.(4 x 2.5 in.) |
| Description |
Photographic reproduction of a caricature showing the face of dictator Napoleon III comprised of human figures and a cannon.
Depiction alludes to the failing Mexican empire established by Napoleon III in 1864 under the reign of Emperor Maxmilian,
former Austrian archduke Ferdinand Maxmilian. Includes text in French below the image.
|
| Notes |
Title from manuscript note on mount. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of a collection of portraits. |
|
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War. |
| Subject |
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Geographic subject |
Mexico -- History -- European intervention, 1861-1867. |
| Genre |
Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870. |
|
Reproductions -- 1860-1870. |
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Caricatures -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv - misc. - Caricatures and cartoons [(3)5750.F.160b] |
| Accession number |
(3)5750.F.160b |
