Ouverture des Cortès, Madrid, a la fin du discours du Roi, les députés poussent le cri «Mort aux carlistes», de Vierge, Vicente Urrabieta, 11 May 1872

Opening of the cortes in the senate palace after the general elections of april 3, 1872. At the end of king amadeo i's speech, the deputies shout "death to the carlists": the rejection of the results of the elections by the supporters of carlos maría de borbón would lead to the outbreak of the third carlist war on april 21, 1872. Drawing by the spanish illustrator daniel urrabieta vierge, published in the parisian magazine le monde illustré on may 11, 1872, based on a sketch sent by his father vicente urrabieta or his brother samuel urrabieta from spain. Date: 11 May 1872.