Bonaparte, Mathilde [Princess Mathilde] (French, 1820–1904) Montijo, Eugénie de [Empress of the French] (Spanish-French, 1826–1920) Napoléon III [Bonapart, Charles Louis Napoléon] (French, 1808–1873) Napoléon, Prince impérial (Louis-Napoléon; Napoléon Eugène Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte (French, 1856–1879) Savoie, Marie-Clotilde de [Princesse Clotilde] (French, 1843–1911)
Hand-coloured woodcut on wove paper, 487 x 365 mm; black ink stamp “5056” to reverse. Top left: imperial coat of arms; centre: "FAMILLE IMPERIALE. GRANDS DIGNITAIRES DE L'EMPIRE, MAISON DE L'EMPEREUR."; right: "№144." Image of the imperial family under imperial eagle and standards; besides – four tiers of captioned cartoons. Bottom left: "Imprimerie Lith. de Pellerin, à Épinal"; right: "Propriété de l’Éditeur. — Déposé."
Jean Charles Pellerin (French, 1756 – 1836) – printer/publisher.
| Collection | European prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Propaganda |
| Period | 19 AD , Mid-19th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Media/Technique | Hand-colouring , Paper , Wood engraving , Woodcut , Wove paper |
| Subject | Bonapartism , Image d'Épinal , Image d'Épinal (Popular print) , Napoléon III [Bonapart, Charles Louis Napoléon] (French, 1808 – 1873) , Politics , Propaganda , Second Empire (France) , Second French Empire |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1860 |
| Acquisition year | 2023 |
