BADINGUET'S FINAL FALL - Lot 97

BADINGUET'S FINAL FALL [NAPOLEON III - SECOND EMPIRE - CARTOON] Badinguet's final fall. Caricature depicting Napoleon III—referred to by his nickname “Badinguet”—dragging a host of figures and symbols of the Empire down with him as he falls, while a figure carries away a set square and other tools. Black lithograph. Lith. Butot, 1st Cairo run, 72 and 74. Circa 1870–1871. Old handwritten annotation in the lower margin. Some foxing and signs of wear.

Estimate:$67.27

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