But I will never be able to swallow all that!, Charles Vernier, 20 June 1850

Sitting at the table, president louis-napoléon bonaparte is taken aback by all the dishes served by charles de montalembert, louis véron, pierre-antoine berryer and pierre jules baroche: falloux law, “burgraves” electoral law, press law, “president for 10 years”. In the foreground, adolphe thiers mockingly uncorks a bottle of white wine. Lithograph by charles vernier, plate no. 150 from the “news” series, le charivari, june 20, 1850. Date: 20 June 1850. Dimensions: 20 × 26.3 cm (7.8 × 10.3 in). Medium: engraving. Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France. Mais je ne pourrai jamais avaler tout cela !