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Cartoon on the French press law of 1852
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A jester, representing the magazine Charivari, praises several portraits to a group of distinguished gentlemen. In the prints or drawings, they recognize their own likenesses. Numbered in the upper right: 178.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent op de Franse perswet van 1852. 1852. Charles Vernier. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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