This engraving depicts the Prince Imperial's passion for cycling. His interest in these machines led to caricaturists baptising him Napoléon Eugène-Louis-Jean-Joseph Vélocipède IV after the fall of the Second Empire.
For more information about the Prince Imperial and his love of all things two-wheeled, see our file on the Prince Imperial's velocipede.
The Prince Imperial on his velocipede in the Jardin des Tuileries
Artist(s) : MAURAND Charles
- Date :
- Second Empire (1852-1870)
- Technique :
- Engraving
- Dimensions :
- H = 0.180 m, L = 0.255 m
- Place held :
- Château de Compiègne
- Photo credit :
- © RMN / Franck Raux