Chemin De Fer L'Avenir Des Monarques
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Satirical print in which Napoleon III is locked up in a cage on the left as Wilhelm I, depicted as a large cat, looks in. To the right is a female figure, standing on the back of a train engine, and about to cover Wilhelm with the cap of liberty. The cap of liberty is lettered: 'France 1871'; the train has 'Réveil' written on the side; Napoleon's cage is lettered above with the words 'Sourcière à double détente b.s.g.d.g. Fabrique à Sedan. Sucle. à Paris'. 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 | Chemin De Fer L'Avenir Des Monarques (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'Chemin De Fer L'Avenir Des Monarques'. Satirical print in which the French Emperor Napoleon III is locked in a cage, while the German Emperor Wilhelm I is a cat looking in. Lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
| Physical description | Satirical print in which Napoleon III is locked up in a cage on the left as Wilhelm I, depicted as a large cat, looks in. To the right is a female figure, standing on the back of a train engine, and about to cover Wilhelm with the cap of liberty. The cap of liberty is lettered: 'France 1871'; the train has 'Réveil' written on the side; Napoleon's cage is lettered above with the words 'Sourcière à double détente b.s.g.d.g. Fabrique à Sedan. Sucle. à Paris'. 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 Peu Plus Tôt. Un Peu Plus Tard Deux méchants animaux, sont pris au traquenard. Chemin De Fer L'Avenir Des Monarques.' (Lettered, and with text below the illustration) |
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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.379-1962 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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