M. Thiers Et Les Abeilles

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Artist/Maker	Lemaine & Fils (lithographer) Baylac, Alexandre (caricaturist)
Place of origin	Paris (printed)

Satirical print in which Adolphe Thiers is shown removing the top of a beehive and reaching inside. 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.

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Categories	Caricatures & Cartoons Prints
Object type	Print
Titles	M. Thiers Et Les Abeilles (assigned by artist) Les Girouettes (series title)
Materials and techniques	Lithograph on paper Paper Lithography
Brief description	'M. Thiers Et Les Abeilles'. Satirical illustration by Alexandre Baylac in which Adolphe Thiers is shown removing the top of a beehive and reaching inside. Lithograph, France, 1870-1871.
Physical description	Satirical print in which Adolphe Thiers is shown removing the top of a beehive and reaching inside. 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	'(Les Girouettes.) M. Thiers Et Les Abeilles (Lith. Lemaine & fils r. de Clery, 61) En Vente : chez A. Baylac r. de Cléry' (Lettered) 'A. Baylac (Signed) (Lettered beneath with verse)
Subjects depicted	Beehive Bees Politician Thiers, Louis-Adolphe
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1226-1962

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1029601/m-thiers-et-les-abeilles-print-baylac-alexandre/

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