An Act of Grace; Montalbert Pardons the Emperor mb-artistname John Varley The old man wears a

The old man wears a medal on his chest

L-R: Ken Buchanan

driven by Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby

Original is oil on canvas 36x18 3/4 (inches)

An Act of Grace; Montalbert Pardons the Emperor mb-artistname John Varley The old man wears a'An Act of Grace; Montalbert Pardons the Emperor', 1859. The story behind the cartoon is the trial of the Comte de Montalembert. The Comte had published a pamphlet called Un Debat sur l'Inde au Parlement Anglais in which he compared in unflattering terms French parliamentary procedures for debate with the superior ones of the British parliament. Napoleon was outraged. For this crime, Montalembert was found guilty, fined 3,000 francs and sentenced to