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Souvenirs Du Siege De Paris

Print
1870-1871 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Satirical print showing the emperor Napoleon III in the uniform of a common soldier. The emperor wears his medals on his breast, has a flask at his side and a rifle over his shoulder. In the right background a woman dressed as a cantinière (or vivandière) and a soldier converse on a Paris street. 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

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Souvenirs Du Siege De Paris (series title)
  • Légion Des Amis De La France (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Brief description
'Souvenirs Du Siege De Paris'. Satirical illustration by Jules Renard 'Draner' showing the emperor Napoleon III in the uniform of a common soldier. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871.
Physical description
Satirical print showing the emperor Napoleon III in the uniform of a common soldier. The emperor wears his medals on his breast, has a flask at his side and a rifle over his shoulder. In the right background a woman dressed as a cantinière (or vivandière) and a soldier converse on a Paris street. 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.
DimensionsThe prints in this series are described in the accession record as being of various sizes.
Marks and inscriptions
(Most prints in this set are lettered with the names of artists and printers and have captions)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.663-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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