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Souscrivez a l'emprunt de la libération

Poster
ca. 1914-18 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Carlu, Jacques (artist)
Place of origin
France (printed)

French WWI war bonds poster for 'Société Marseillaise de Crédit', depicting Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (also spelled de l'Isle) singing La Marseillaise on the battlefield. In the background are lines of uniformed soldiers marching with rifles, the first two visibly singing, and a tattered tricolour flag. Signed on the plate by the artist and lettered with a quote by Georges Clemenceau.


Object details

Categories
War
Posters
Printed Pages & Sheets
Object type
Poster
TitleSouscrivez a l'emprunt de la libération (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed poster
Paper
Printing
Brief description
French WWI war bonds poster by Jacques Carlu for 'Société Marseillaise de Crédit' depicting Claude Joseph Rouget de l'Isle. France, ca. 1914-18.
Physical description
French WWI war bonds poster for 'Société Marseillaise de Crédit', depicting Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (also spelled de l'Isle) singing La Marseillaise on the battlefield. In the background are lines of uniformed soldiers marching with rifles, the first two visibly singing, and a tattered tricolour flag. Signed on the plate by the artist and lettered with a quote by Georges Clemenceau.
Dimensions
  • Height: 118cm
  • Width: 79.5cm
Dimensions measured 25/11/2014
Marks and inscriptions
  • SOCIÉTÉ MARSEILLAISE DE CRÉDIT 4, RUE AUBER. PARIS 75, RUE PARADIS. MARSEILLE A L'APPEL DE ROUGET DE L'ISLE (Lettered in red and black at the top of the sheet)
  • Souscrivez a l'emprunt de la libération (Lettered in black towards the foot of the sheet)
    Translation
    Subscribe to the Liberation Loan
  • Allons donc enfants de la Patrie allez achever de libérer les peuples des dernières fureurs de la force immonde (G.Clemenceau) DEVAMBEZ_PARIS Visa 12,498 (Lettered in light blue at the foot of the page)
    Translation
    So come along children of the Country, go and finish freeing the peoples from the final furies of the vile force
Credit line
Given by Michael Diamond in memory of his wife
Object history
Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836) was a French army officer during the Revolutionary Wars. He is known for writing the words and music of the 'Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin' in 1792. This would later become popularly known as 'La Marseillaise', becoming the French national anthem in 1795. The stance of Rouget de Lisle in the poster echoes the painting by Isidore Pils entitled 'Rouget de l’Isle chantant La Marseillaise' (1849), which is in the collections of the Musée historique de Strasbourg.
Subjects depicted
Armies
Soldiers
Wars
Battles
Flags
Rifles
Patriotism
Rouget De Lisle, Claude Joseph
French Revolution
World War
Place depicted
France
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.841-2014

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Record createdNovember 24, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1303904/souscrivez-a-lemprunt-de-la-poster-carlu-jacques/
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