Description
Interior of the Society of Arts building
Three candidates stand under the portico of St Paul's
This cartoon refers to what might be called an early 'stop and search'
At right an angry woman grabs a man
and the duke has a bottle in his pocket
An Act of Grace; Montalbert Pardons the Emperor Size:S: 40 x 30cm Interior of the Society of'An Act of Grace; Montalbert Pardons the Emperor', 1859. The story behind the cartoon is the trial of the Comte de Montalembert. The Comte had published a pamphlet called Un Debat sur l'Inde au Parlement Anglais in which he compared in unflattering terms French parliamentary procedures for debate with the superior ones of the British parliament. Napoleon was outraged. For this crime, Montalembert was found guilty, fined 3,000 francs and sentenced to
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