Charles Philipon was prosecuted for a scandalous caricature of this man's transformation into a pear, which was then used as a symbol of sedition in works by Flaubert and Stendhal.
Charles Philipon was prosecuted for a scandalous caricature of this man's transformation into a pear, which was then used as a symbol of sedition in works by Flaubert and Stendhal. Years earlier, as a subordinate of Charles-Francois Dumouriez, he received credit for the victory at Jemappes and was denounced for treason following the disaster at Neerwinden, forcing him to flee to America. Becoming rich after marrying the daughter of the King of the Two Sicilies, he still sent his children to public schools and continued using the surname Egalité, and was hence well positioned when the July Revolution overthrew Charles X. FTP, name this Citizen-King of France.
Charles Philipon was prosecuted for a scandalous caricature of this man's transformation into a pear, which was then used as a symbol of sedition in works by Flaubert and Stendhal.
{Louis-Philippe}