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Les Élections En 1871, par Faustin

Print
1870-1871 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Satirical print showing a female figure holding a sword, an anchor at her side and a ring of flowers at her feet. In the left background are figures campaining. 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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Les Élections En 1871, par Faustin (series title)
  • Le République attend les Elections pout confier son épée (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Brief description
'Le République attend les Elections pout confier son épée'. Satirical illustration by Faustin Betbder showing a female figure holding a sword and a crowd campaigning. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871.
Physical description
Satirical print showing a female figure holding a sword, an anchor at her side and a ring of flowers at her feet. In the left background are figures campaining. 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.
DimensionsThe prints in this series are described in the accession record as being of various sizes.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Les Élections En 1871, par Faustin. En Vente chez Duclaux, 21, Place du Château-d'Eau Dépôt chez Madre, 20, rue du Croissant. Le République attend les Elections pout confier son épée.' (Lettered)
  • 'Faustin' (Signed)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.1095-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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