Caricature of a man impotently tilting at rings (jeu de bague) on a merry-go-round. Based on the attempt by King Louis Philippe to marry his son the Ferdinand Philippe, Duc d'Orleans, to either a German or English princess. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.

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Size: 6752px × 5035px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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