Pressed-wood snuffbox bearing the likeness of General Foy

A posthumous tribute, the General is depicted with his bust emerging from the clouds, surmounted by the inscription Au grand homme, la Patrie reconnaissante. [To the great man, a grateful Nation]

Good condition (slight crack, unlined tortoiseshell)

D: 8 cm

Maximilien Sébastien Foy (1775–1825) was a General of the Empire and a Liberal MP. His funeral, on 30 November 1825, was a highly celebrated event attended by nearly one hundred thousand people.

A fascinating article on this subject is available online in French :
De l'hommage funèbre à la prise de parole. L'enterrement du général Foy (novembre 1825).
Par Emmanuel Fureix
Dans Sociétés & Représentations 2001/2 n° 12 , pages 176 à 203
Éditions Éditions de la Sorbonne
https://shs.cairn.info/revue-societes-et-representations-2001-2-page-176?lang=fr