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Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
On display at V&A South Kensington
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C| Artist/Maker | |
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Satirical print in which the German emperor, Wilhelm I, is shown seated, cross-legged, at a table and gesturing to a battle taking place outside. Otto von Bismarck is shown in a black suit, facing the emperor, and leaning with both hands on the table. 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
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| Materials and Techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
| Brief Description | Satirical illustration by B. Colomb ('Moloch') in which the German emperor, Wilhelm I, and Otto von Bismarck are shown in an interior as a battle takes place outside. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
| Physical Description | Satirical print in which the German emperor, Wilhelm I, is shown seated, cross-legged, at a table and gesturing to a battle taking place outside. Otto von Bismarck is shown in a black suit, facing the emperor, and leaning with both hands on the table. 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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| Bibliographic Reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession Number | E.745-1962 |
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| record created | June 30, 2009 |
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