Ch. de Lam... (BM 1918,0511.12)
Summary
Plate 156, No 78: caricature of French politician Charles de Lames, bust-length, turned to left; in the lower part, a banner bearing the 'motto' 'Emigrer n'est pas désertes', and a 'coat of arms' decorated with a fleur-de-lys, a Phrygian hat, a pear (symbolizing Louis Philippe) and a cross, thus mocking Lames's fluctuating political loyalty. 26 Avril 1832
Lithograph, with hand-coloured coat of arms
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Date
1832
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
Public Domain