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La Ménagerie Impériale

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

Satirical print with a depiction of De Failly as a lap dog standing on its hind legs and awaiting a treat. At the right edge of the scene is a pair of hands, holding a bag of treats. On the ground to the right is the head of an ass. 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
  • La Ménagerie Impériale (series title)
  • De Failly Le Bichon (Frivolité-Cotillon) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Brief description
'De Failly Le Bichon (Frivolité-Cotillon)'. Satirical illustration by Paul Hadol with a depiction of De Failly as a lap dog standing on its hind legs. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871.
Physical description
Satirical print with a depiction of De Failly as a lap dog standing on its hind legs and awaiting a treat. At the right edge of the scene is a pair of hands, holding a bag of treats. On the ground to the right is the head of an ass. 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
  • 'La Ménagerie Impériale. De Failly Le Bichon (Frivolité-Cotillon) Au Bureau des Annonces, 11, rue Taitbout Imp. Coulboeuf, Paris.' (Lettered)
  • 'No.20' (Numbered)
  • 'H' (Signed)
  • 'Accessoires du Cotillon' (Lettered on the head of the ass)
  • 'Bonbons a la Mentana Boissier' (Lettered on the bag of treats)
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.301-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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