Un Vieu Fou
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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| Place of origin |
Satirical print in which a French soldier pulls the German emperor, Wilhelm I, by the ear towards a building lettered 'Hospice de Bicètre'. The soldier is standing behind a fortification lettered 'Fort de Bicètre'. 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 | Un Vieu Fou (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'Un Vieu Fou'. Satirical illustration by André Gill in which a French soldier pulls the German emperor, Wilhelm I, by the ear towards the hospital of Bicetre. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
| Physical description | Satirical print in which a French soldier pulls the German emperor, Wilhelm I, by the ear towards a building lettered 'Hospice de Bicètre'. The soldier is standing behind a fortification lettered 'Fort de Bicètre'. 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 | 'Un Vieux Fou, par Gill. Pas par ici, mon bonhomme...par là. En vente chez Strauss, 7, rue du Croissant, et chez Madre, même rue. paris, Imp. A. Vallée, ru du Croissant, 19.' (Lettered) |
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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.837-1962 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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