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Rebus: "No, Morny is not dead for he is marrying again"

Charles Meryon

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image on aged paper with a rough texture and visible creases. Four black and white illustrations stacked vertically. Top illustration: a large ship on water with a cloudy sky. Text above reads "NON" and below the image reads "Maréchal de l'Empire" and "Mort fusillé en 1815". Middle illustration: a beach scene with a cloudy sky and a boat on the water. Bottom third illustration: a building with a tower. Text on the left reads "RATION DE VIN" and on the right reads "DU MATELOT". Bottom fourth illustration: a large horn with people sitting around it in a circle. The text at the bottom reads "No, Morny is not dead for he is marrying again". The overall style of the illustrations appears to be etchings.

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467 × 893 px
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