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Lot n° 214

CINQ GRAVURES SÉDITIEUSES AUX PORTRAITS DE LA...

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Lot including: - Pair of colored seditious engravings depicting the imperial family, captioned, for one "La violette, du printemps chère espérance, ramène Napoléon, Bonheur de la France" and the other "Rose et bouton comblez notre espérance, Reparraissez sur les terres de France". H. 14.5 x L. 10.5 cm. - Polychrome seditious engraving with a profile of Napoleon Bonaparte titled "la Poire était mûre", an expression announcing the end of Napoleon's reign and the imminent arrival of Louis XVIII on the throne. H. 20 x W. 13.5 cm. - Polychrome seditious engraving featuring the face of Empress Marie Louise in the heart of a rose. H. 34.5 x L. 26.5 cm. - Seditious polychrome engraving depicting violets, the symbol of the Bonapartists from the time of their exile to Elba, with profiles of Napoleon, Marie-Louise and the King of Rome. Signed Canu, March 20, 1815. H. 20 x L. 13 cm.