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The justice of the peace, the garrison commander, the land registrar.
Artist
- Name:
- Monnier, Henry
- Dates:
- 1799-1877
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Humor
- Technique:
- Lithograph
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Album Henri [sic] Monnier
- Author(s):
- Monnier, Henry
- Publisher:
- Paris: Léopold Pannier et Cie., 1843
Description
Three men assuming power stances and smug expressions stand side by side, accompanied by a dog and a couple which stays in the background.
The caption reads in the original French:
Les gros bonnets du pays.
Le juge de paix, le commandant de place, le conservateur des hypothèques.
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, Aubert, black & white, dog, satire, smug
