J. Renard French Revolution letters and political caricatures, 1779-circa 1790.

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J. Renard French Revolution letters and political caricatures, 1779-circa 1790.

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Two manuscript letters and six engravings from the French Revolution period. Includes a note from Charles Alexandre de Calonne to Beaumarchais (undated); a letter from Jacques Necker to Beaumarchais (February 1779); a portrait of Mme. Necker (undated); a caricature of l'abbé Maury, député de Picardie (circa 1790); a caricature of Lafayette and the dukes of Orleans and Aiguillon (undated); another caricature of the duke of Orleans (undated); another caricature of Lafayette (undated); and a political cartoon depicting the chaos caused by the Revolution (undated). Housed in cloth box.

8 items (1 box) ; 27 cm.

Cornell University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7084424

Cornell University Library

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Necker, Suzanne Curchod, 1739-1794

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Renard, Jean

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Calonne, Charles-Alexandre de, 1734-1802

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Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804

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Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d', 1747-1793.

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