MARNE. 1816. Address from Mr ONFROY DE BREVILLE "Le Sous-Pré - Lot 490

MARNE. 1816. Address from Mr ONFROY DE BREVILLE "Le Sous-Préfet de l'Arrondissement de VITRY-LE-FRANÇOIS (51), à ses Administrés." August 14, 1816. "Inhabitants of the Arrondissement of VITRY, The day that has just passed will never leave our hearts! The august Prince, who passed through our walls, witnessed our transports: he heard our oaths of fidelity! His Royal Highness was deeply touched... Inhabitants of the VITRY district, may this sacred union of all inhabitants around the King and the Fatherland be eternal from now on!... May all passions be extinguished in the fatherly bosom of the Monarch; may this day be the beginning of a new era of concord and peace." Cupboard (45 x 35.5 cm) Condition A -