Gonge Definitif
Print
1870 (printed)
1870 (printed)
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Satirical print showing the Emperor Napoleon III in a green overcoat and bicorne har, carrying a yellow umbrella in his left hand and a bundle over his right shoulder. A crown and sceptre protrude from the bundle and a miniature throne falls to the ground. Following behind is an eagle, his head hanging in shame. 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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Object type | |
Title | Gonge Definitif (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
Brief description | 'Gonge Definitif'. Satirical broadhseet with an illustration of a shabbily dressed Napoleon III carrying an umbrella and bundle. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
Physical description | Satirical print showing the Emperor Napoleon III in a green overcoat and bicorne har, carrying a yellow umbrella in his left hand and a bundle over his right shoulder. A crown and sceptre protrude from the bundle and a miniature throne falls to the ground. Following behind is an eagle, his head hanging in shame. 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. |
Marks and inscriptions | 'Gonge Definitif Au nom de la Republique Française' (Lettered with title, caption and text) |
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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.368-1962 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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