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1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Satirical print showing the German emperor Wilhelm I and Otto von Bismarck serenading a woman with a guitar and trombone. Bismarck carries a satchel with a sheet of paper lettered 'Armistice' protruding; at his side he also carries dead birds. Standing behind fortifications, a cannon at her side, is a woman who wears a crown and cocks a snook at them. In the sky is a crescent moon. On the left is a panel of text, bordered. 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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| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'Guillaume essaie de Séduire Joséphine'. Satirical illustration by De La Tramblais showing the German emperor Wilhelm I and Otto von Bismarck serenading a woman with a guitar and trombone. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
| Physical description | Satirical print showing the German emperor Wilhelm I and Otto von Bismarck serenading a woman with a guitar and trombone. Bismarck carries a satchel with a sheet of paper lettered 'Armistice' protruding; at his side he also carries dead birds. Standing behind fortifications, a cannon at her side, is a woman who wears a crown and cocks a snook at them. In the sky is a crescent moon. On the left is a panel of text, bordered. 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.775-1962 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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