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Le 4 Septembre 1870

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

Satirical print in which members of Napoleon III's government and family are swept away by a broom. Some of the figures represented include the Emperor himself, the Empress Eugénie, the Prince Imperial and Prince Napoleon. 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
TitleLe 4 Septembre 1870 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Brief description
'Le 4 Septembre 1870'. Satirical illustration by Alfred le Petit in which members of Napoleon III's government and family are swept away by a broom. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871.
Physical description
Satirical print in which members of Napoleon III's government and family are swept away by a broom. Some of the figures represented include the Emperor himself, the Empress Eugénie, the Prince Imperial and Prince Napoleon. 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
  • 'Le 4 Septembre 1870, Par Alfred Le Petit Supplément Du Journal, La Charge. - No. 10. Propriété Nationale Il Est Défendu De Déposer Des Immondices Le Long De Ce Mur Relief D.Delaitre, 13, rue da Sains. Se vend chez Duclaux, place du Château-d'Eau. - Dépôt chez Madre, 20, rue du Croissant. Paris. - Typ. Rouge frères et Comp.' (Lettered)
  • 'A. L. P.' (Signed)
  • (Lettered beneath with key)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.465-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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