Keywords: Constantin Jiquidi - Cor de negri, Epoca Suplement Ilustrat, 12 dec 1888.JPG en Cor de negri Black Men Choir press cartoon illustrating a humorous quatrain The reference is to the United Opposition riots of 1888 when various political pressure groups united against the governing collectivist wing of the National Liberal Party The mustachioed silhouette in the window is Conservative Party leader Lascăr Catargiu The smaller figures serenading him i e attempting to obtain his endorsement for their cause are variously identified as D Arghiropol Nicolae Fleva George D Pallade Tache Protopopescu and Valerian Ursian Epoca Suplement Ilustrat 916/1888 available through the Bucharest City Library http //digitool dc bmms ro 8881/R/3YEN91RDQHN2LLAT98CMIIVH6GP3F19S45D2I6YYIM6AN3KQEN-00734 func search DacoRomanica archive Creator Constantin Jiquidi 1888-12-12 Political cartoons by Constantin Jiquidi Epoca Romanian newspaper Caricatures of Lascăr Catargiu Caricatures of Nicolae Fleva Valerian Ursian Serenades in art Silhouettes of men 1888 cartoons 1880s political cartoons 1888 riots in Romania 1888 in Bucharest PD-old-100 |