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Le Poupon A La Mère Guillaume
Le Petit, Alfred, born 1841 - died 1909 - Enlarge image
Le Poupon A La Mère Guillaume
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
Paris (printed)
- Date:
1870-1871 (printed)
- Artist/Maker:
Le Petit, Alfred, born 1841 - died 1909 (caricaturist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
- Museum number:
E.464-1962
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case GG, shelf 203
Physical description
Satricial print in which the German Emperor Wilhelm I is depicted as a woman breast feeding a baby with the features of the French Emperor Napoleon III. 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.
Place of Origin
Paris (printed)
Date
1870-1871 (printed)
Artist/maker
Le Petit, Alfred, born 1841 - died 1909 (caricaturist)
Materials and Techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Marks and inscriptions
'Le Poupon A La Mère Guillaume, Par Alfred Le Petit Supplément Du Journal La Charge. - No. 9. Se vend chez Duclaux, 21, place du Château-d'Eau. - Dépôt chez Madre, 20, rue du Croissant. Paris. - Typ. Rouge frères et Comp.'
Lettered
Lettered beneath with dialogue
Descriptive line
'Le Poupon A La Mère Guillaume'. Satirical illustration by Alfred le Petit showing the Germany Emperor Wilhelm I as a woman breast feeding the French Emperor Napoleon III. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Materials
Paper
Techniques
Lithography; Hand-colouring
Subjects depicted
Emperor; Bonnets (hats); Baby; Mother
Categories
Prints; Caricatures & Cartoons
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
