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Ah mon dieu papa comme tu es rempli de poux
TitleAh mon dieu papa comme tu es rempli de poux
Creator[Lacroix]
Place of Publication[France -- Paris]
Date[1815]
Caption TextCaption on image:
Ah mon dieu papa comme tu es rempli de poux (Oh my God, papa, you are covered with lice)
mon Fils, ce sont des Fédérés (my son, those are Fédérés)

Historical NotesThe fédérés were delegates to a grand celebration on Bastille Day 1790, honoring the fall of the Bastille the previous year. By the time of this cartoon, the term was used to refer more generally to refer to the more common or uncouth revolutionaries of Paris. In the drawing, Napoleon's son (the King of Rome) remarks that Napoleon is covered with lice. Napoleon replies that those are fédérés. The metaphor was the attempt of the caricaturist to undercut Napoleon's popular support by showing that he secretly despised the revolutionaries.

Reference source: Clerc #92.

Publishing NotesDépot légal July 26, 1815. Also found in the DeVinck collection (#9535) at the Bibliotheque Nationale (Paris).

Subjects (LCSH)Political cartoons
History--Caricatures & cartoons
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Bonaparte, François-Charles-Joseph, Herzog von Reichstadt, 1811-1832
Geographic CoverageFrance
Digital CollectionNapoleonic Period Collection
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices please email:
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RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
Repository CollectionNapoleon Collection
UW Reference NumberF11
Object TypePrint
Physical DescriptionEtching, hand colored ; plate mark 23 x 18 cm. on sheet 30 x 23 cm.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original drawing in RGB at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, changed to indexed color, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2006.
Full resolutionVolume1\F11 Ah mon dieu papa.tif
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