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'''Location:''' Paris, France | '''Location:''' Paris, France | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' ''Le Roi s'amuse | '''Description of Artwork:''' ''Le Roi s'amuse (The King Amuses Himself)'' 1832: Set in Renaissance France and depicting the frivolous love affairs of Francis I, while antithetically revealing the noble character of his court jester. | ||
'''The Incident:''' ''Le Roi s'amuse'' was prohibited after the first performance, by order of the Prime Minister, Guizot, for derogatory allusions to the King Louis-Philippe. | '''The Incident:''' ''Le Roi s'amuse'' was prohibited after the first performance, by order of the Prime Minister, Guizot, for derogatory allusions to the King Louis-Philippe. | ||