Art History Toys - 'My Little Napoleon'
June 25 2012
A reader from Holland has sent in this gem to add to our art history toy selection, and writes:
The card my father bought for me in 1974 when we visited Versailles. I still have it. As a child I was mesmerized by the painting by J.L.David. In 2002 I found the puppet, also in France. I had to buy it. He and the horse look stupid in 3 dimensions and not very menacing…
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