Caricature Sculpture Of Emperor Napoleon III, Portrait à Charge, Badinguet, Terracotta

Former portrait of Emperor Napoleon III. The emperor is represented as a chimera, head of the sovereign and body of a pig. The sculpture is titled "Badinguet" Badinguet was the satirical nickname given to Emperor Napoleon III (his wife, Empress Eugénie, was nicknamed Badinguette). In 1840, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte attempted a landing at Boulogne-sur-Mer, at the head of around fifty conspirators, to overthrow Louis-Philippe. Arrested, he was imprisoned at the fortress of Ham, in the Somme. On May 25, 1846, he escaped by borrowing the clothes and papers of a painter who, according to some, was nicknamed Badinguet. Terracotta colored plaster sculpture. The female counterpart of the Empress is also available in another ad. 14cm in length and 12cm in height Very good condition