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Artist
- Name:
- Marcelin, Émile (Émile Planat)
- Dates:
- 1825-1887
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Humor, People
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Old Book Illustrations
Periodical
- Title:
- L'Illustration (Issue 763)
- Author(s):
- Collective work
- Publisher:
- Paris: Dubochet et Cie, 1857
Description
The character portayed in this picture is the leading role of a play called Wenceslas. This play, written by Jean de Rotrou (1609-1650), takes place at the Polish court, a popular topic around the middle of the seventeenth century, as the King of Poland had just married a French princess.
This drama, involving a fictitious King Wenceslas and his two sons, Ladislas and Alexander, was performed at the Comédie-Française in 1857. It failed to achieve any considerable success.
Keywords: 1850s, 19th century, black & white, caricature, cartoon, king, male, periodical, theater
