"descente dans les ateliers de la liberté de la presse" ("raid on the workshops of the freedom of the press"). Library of congress description: "print shows on the left, king louis-philippe in a right side profile, whiskers obscuring his face, with his hand over the mouth of a female printer, representing freedom of the press, and showing on the far left, jean-charles persil holding a large pair of scissors, the typical device identifying a censor. Other government officials attempt to overturn the press and confront other printers near a press in the background. Hanging from wires above are issues of "la caricature" and "droits de l'homme". ". Date: 5 December 1833.
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