Colour caricature of a bearded man in top hat holding money bags, flanked by two uniformed legs, with a city skyline behind.

Vanity Fair caricature: Leopold II, 'Un roi constitutionnel' (1869)

A colour caricature from Vanity Fair shows a bearded man in a top hat and frock coat clutching bulging money bags, framed between two uniformed figures in red and white trousers, before a hazy city skyline. The printed caption reads 'Un roi constitutionnel', matching the record's identification of Leopold II, King of the Belgians, in the Sovereigns series of October 9, 1869.

Artist: James Tissot
Date: 1869
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Size: 1182 × 1920 px

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Public domain · James Tissot died 1902 and the work dates by 1869; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): James Tissot, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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