Napoleon iii. Caricature by james tissot in vanity fair, september 4, 1869. Published before the outbreak of the franco-prussian war, it depicts the emperor, aged and ill, leaning for support on the arm of marianne, symbol of the french republic, who warns him. The frail figure symbolizes a france powerless to defeat the prussians. The reckless and vain napoleon ignored the prudent admonition, plunged into war, and within a year was imprisoned. [1].
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