Les Silhouettes De 1871
Print
1871 (printed)
1871 (printed)
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Print depicting two silhouetted men, one of whom is standing on a tower, a chain round his neck. The other man is a Prussian soldier, probably Count Otto von Bismarck, and is leaning on a jar containing a roll of paper. Print from a set of caricatures, broadsheets and illustrations in ten volumes. Each volume is half-bound in red leather, gold tooled and stamped with imperial emblems, title etc.
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Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
Brief description | 'Je suis ici pour avoir souienu la Commune...' Satirical illustration by B. Colomb ('Moloch') depicting two silhouetted men, one of whom is standing on a tower. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1871. |
Physical description | Print depicting two silhouetted men, one of whom is standing on a tower, a chain round his neck. The other man is a Prussian soldier, probably Count Otto von Bismarck, and is leaning on a jar containing a roll of paper. Print from a set of caricatures, broadsheets and illustrations in ten volumes. Each volume is half-bound in red leather, gold tooled and stamped with imperial emblems, title etc. |
Dimensions | The prints in this series are described in the accession record as being of various sizes. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964. |
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Accession number | E.1819-1962 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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