Name of Object:

Cartoon

Location:

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

Holding Institution:

Institut Supérieur d’Histoire Contemporaine de la Tunisie

 About Higher Institute for the Study of Contemporary History of Tunisia, University of Manouba, La Manouba, Tunis

Date of Object:

19th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Paper

Description:

This cartoon, which criticised the French invasion of Tunisia, appeared in the satirical magazine L'Epoca on 1–2 August 1881. The French consul in Tunisia, Théodore Roustan, is depicted as the new ruler of Tunisia, under the tile "His Royal Highness Roustan 1st", and holds the ruling bey Sadok Pacha on a leash.

Citation of this web page:

Saloua Khadhar Zangar "Cartoon " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tn;78;en

Prepared by: Saloua Khadhar Zangar
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: TN 078