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    This document provides information about a satirical print titled "La balance politique" held in the collection of the British Museum. It was produced in 1815 in Paris as plate 6 of the publication "Le Nain Jaune" on May 15, 1815. The hand-colored etching comments on European politics following the defeat of Napoleon, depicting key political figures of the time including the Tsar of Russia, King of Prussia, King of France, Prince Metternich, and the Duke of Wellington. It was donated to the British Museum in 1861 by Henry W Martin.

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    19/11/23, 14:13 print; satirical print | British Museum

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    print; satirical print


    Object Type

    print
    satirical print

    Museum number

    1861,1012.295

    Title

    Object: Object: La balance politique

    Description

    (For description see other impression). Plate 6 from 'Le Nain Jaune' of 15 May 1815.
    Hand-coloured etching

    Producer name

    Formerly attributed to: Eugène Delacroix

    School/style

    French

    Production date

    1815

    Production place

    Published in: Paris (France)


    Europe: France: Ile-de-France (region): Paris (France)

    Materials

    paper

    Technique

    etching
    hand-coloured

    Dimensions

    Height: Height: 313 millimetres


    Width: Width: 439 millimetres
    https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1861-1012-295 1/3
    19/11/23, 14:13 print; satirical print | British Museum

    Inscriptions

    Inscription type: inscription


    Inscription content: Lettered with title and numbered 6 at top right. With 'se trouve dans le
    no. du 15 mai 1815 du nain jaune' and the publication line 'Se vend au bureau du journal'.

    Curator's comments

    A duplicate of 1989-9-30-78.

    Bibliographic references

    De Vinck 1909-1967 / Collection De Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe.


    Inventaire analytique. (9512)
    BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and
    Drawings in the British Museum (12542)

    Location

    Not on display

    Subjects

    satire

    Associated names

    Associated with: Alexander I, Tsar of Russia


    Associated with: Frederick William III, King of Prussia
    Associated with: Louis XVIII, King of France
    Associated with: Prince Klemens von Metternich
    Associated with: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevento
    Associated with: Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley
    Associated with: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

    Acquisition name

    Donated by: Henry W Martin

    Acquisition date

    1861

    Department

    Prints and Drawings

    Registration number

    1861,1012.295

    https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1861-1012-295 2/3
    19/11/23, 14:13 print; satirical print | British Museum

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