A decrepit Louis-Philippe is made ready for an enema by François Guizot; symbolising Guizot's domination of the French government towards the end of the July monarchy. Lithograph by J.E. Deshayes, c. 1848.

  • Deshayes, Jean-Eleazar, -1848.
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c. 1848
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16931i
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view A decrepit Louis-Philippe is made ready for an enema by François Guizot; symbolising Guizot's domination of the French government towards the end of the July monarchy. Lithograph by J.E. Deshayes, c. 1848.

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A decrepit Louis-Philippe is made ready for an enema by François Guizot; symbolising Guizot's domination of the French government towards the end of the July monarchy. Lithograph by J.E. Deshayes, c. 1848. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The figure taking the pulse may be Napoléon. On the table is a bottle of 'Sedlitz', i.e. the laxative Seidlitz water

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Paris (Rue du Petit Pont, 21) : Deshayes, editeur, c. 1848 (Lith. Deshayes)

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1 print : lithograph ; image 21.5 x 18.2 cm

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Je crois mon cher Guizot que vous me faites trop aller; votre regime me tue. Consolez vous Sire ce ne sera qu'une question de cabinet.

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Wellcome Collection 16931i

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