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Basse-Cour Impèriale Et Royale

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

Satirical print with a caricature head of the Emperor Napoleon III which transforms into a caricature of the German Emperor Wilhelm I. 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
TitleBasse-Cour Impèriale Et Royale (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph on paper
Brief description
'Basse-Cour Impèriale Et Royale'. Satirical illustration by Herluison with a caricature head of Napoleon III which transforms into the Germany Emperor Wilhelm I. Lithograph, France, 1870-1871.
Physical description
Satirical print with a caricature head of the Emperor Napoleon III which transforms into a caricature of the German Emperor Wilhelm I. 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
'Basse-Cour Impèriale Et Royale Badinguet Guillame et Gie Imp. Lemaine, 61, r. de Clery [?]' (Lettered)
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.454-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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