Le Plan Trochu (Document Historie)
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Satirical print showing the French generals Fleury, Ducrot and Trochu in a garden. On the left is Fleury, pushing a wheel-barrow inscribed 'Engrais Impérial' and containing the head of Napoleon III. Ducrot is in the centre, holding a watering can. On the right is Trochu, standing with his arms folded and with caricature heads of French politicians at his feet. 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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| Title | Le Plan Trochu (Document Historie) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'Le Plan Trochu (Document Historie)'. Satirical illustration by Paul Klenck showing the French generals Fleury, Ducrot and Trochu in a garden. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
| Physical description | Satirical print showing the French generals Fleury, Ducrot and Trochu in a garden. On the left is Fleury, pushing a wheel-barrow inscribed 'Engrais Impérial' and containing the head of Napoleon III. Ducrot is in the centre, holding a watering can. On the right is Trochu, standing with his arms folded and with caricature heads of French politicians at his feet. 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. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.1009-1962 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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