Se Figurent Ils Avoir Perverti Le Crhist?.........Ya Ya Ya
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Satricial print in which the German emperor, Wilhelm I, is depicted as Christ on the cross. Above his head a sheet of paper is nailed to the crucifix and lettered 'Man. Sprich. Deuths'. Standing on the left is Otto von Bismarck, and on the right is General Trochu. All are depicted with halos. At the foot of the crucifix is a pile of bones and skulls, one of which is wearing the cap of liberty. 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 | Se Figurent Ils Avoir Perverti Le Crhist?.........Ya Ya Ya (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'Se Figurent Ils Avoir Perverti Le Crhist?.........Ya Ya Ya'. Satirical illustration by Fausting Betbeder in which the German emperor, Wilhelm I, is depicted as Christ on the cross. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
| Physical description | Satricial print in which the German emperor, Wilhelm I, is depicted as Christ on the cross. Above his head a sheet of paper is nailed to the crucifix and lettered 'Man. Sprich. Deuths'. Standing on the left is Otto von Bismarck, and on the right is General Trochu. All are depicted with halos. At the foot of the crucifix is a pile of bones and skulls, one of which is wearing the cap of liberty. 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.932-1962 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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