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Jadis et aujourd'hui!......

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

Satirical print with a bust of Napoleon I. At the foot of the bust is General Trochu with the body of a dog. Hanging from his tail is a pot labelled 'Capitulation'. The general is chained to a dog's kennel. In the left background is the Arc de Triomphe. 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
TitleJadis et aujourd'hui!...... (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Brief description
'Jadis et aujourd'hui!......' Satirical illustration by Faustin Betbeder with a bust of Napoleon I and a caricature of General Trochu as a dog. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871.
Physical description
Satirical print with a bust of Napoleon I. At the foot of the bust is General Trochu with the body of a dog. Hanging from his tail is a pot labelled 'Capitulation'. The general is chained to a dog's kennel. In the left background is the Arc de Triomphe. 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
  • 'Jadis et aujourd'hui!... En Vente chez Duclaux, 21, pl, du Château d'Eau Lith. Lemaine et Fils, 61, r. de Cléry Dépôt chez Madre 20, r. du Croissant' (Lettered)
  • 'Faustin' (Signed)
  • (Lettered with a verse)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.1011-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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