2-652-936 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Emile Ollivier', c1893. Olivier Émile Ollivier (1825-1913), French statesman. Starting as an avid republican opposed to Emperor Napoleon III, he pushed the Emperor toward liberal reforms and in turn came increasingly into Napoleon's grip. He entered the cabinet and was the prime minister when Napoleon fell. From the 2e collection [Felix Potin, c1893].