...Faut S'Entr'Aider!..Ça Va Aller!...

Physical description

Satirical print in which the German Emperor Wilhelm I, shown on the left, gives Napoleon III an enema. The French Emperor is standing over a chamber pot lettered round the edge: 'Foudres Imperiales'. On the left is a bottle lettered 'Même en Voyage'. 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, France (printed)

Date

1870-1871 (printed)

Artist/maker

Betbeder, Faustin, born 1847 - died 1918 (caricaturist)

Materials and Techniques

Lithograph on paper

Marks and inscriptions

'...Faut S'Entr'Aider!..Ça Va Aller!... Se vend chez Coulbeuf, P.du Caire, 97.'
'Foudres Imperiales / Même en voyage'
'F'

Dimensions

Height: 32.1 cm, Width: 24.4 cm

Historical context note

Wilhelm I gives Napoleon III an enema, a reference to his piles, emblematic of his general infirmity and weakness.

Descriptive line

'...Faut S'Entr'Aider!..Ça Va Aller!...' Satirical illustration in which the German Emperor Wilhelm I gives Napoleon III an enema. Lithograph, France, 1870-1871.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Lambert, Susan. The Franco-Prussian War and The Commune in Caricature 1870-71. Catalogue of a collection of prints in the possession of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1971.
The full text of the entry is as follows:

'34
. . . FAUT S'ENTR'AIDER! . .
. . ÇA VA ALLER! . . .
'Faustin' (pseudonym of Faustin Betbeder) (1847- ?)
Signed with initial F. Lettered Se vend chez Coulbeuf(sic), P. du Caire, 97 and within the design Foudres Imperiales Même en voyage. Lithograph. 12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (32.1 x 24.4cm.). E.377-1962

King William gives Napoleon an enema, a reference to his piles, emblematic of his general infirmity and weakness.'
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
The full text of the entry is as follows:
"'FAUSTIN' (pseudonym of Faustin BETBEDER) (born 1847), and other Artists
Caricatures, broadsheets and illustrations (2235) relating to Napoleon III, the Imperial Family, the fall of the Second Empire, the Siege of Paris and the Commune, by 'Faustin' and other artists, 1870-1. In 10 volumes, each half-bound in red leather, gold tooled and stamped with imperial emblems, title etc.
Many lettered with names of artists and printers and with captions.
Lithographs, etchings, mostly coloured by hand. Various sizes
E.43-2277-1962
Among the artists represented in this collection are:
ANDRIEUX, Clément Augustue (1829-1880)
BALLIN, Auguste (born 1842)
BAR, G. (1807-post 1870)
BEAUVERIE, Charles Joseph (1839-1924)
'BERTALL' (pseudonym of Albert d'ARNOUX) (1820-1882)
BOUTET, Henri (1851-c.1920)
'CHAM' (pseudonym of Amédée Charles Henri, Comte de NOÉ) (1819-1879)
CHOUBRAC, Alfred (1853-1902)
COINDRE, Victor (born 1816)
DAUMIER, Honoré (1808-1879)
DAUMONT, Émile Florentin (1834-c.1904)
DEMARE, Henri (1846-1888)
'DRANER' (pseudonym of Jules RENARD) (1833-1898)
FRONDAT, Napoléon Charles Louis de (born 1846)
'GÉDÉON' (pseudonym of Gédéon BARIL) (born 1832) '
'GILL', André (pseudonym of Louis Alexandre GOSSET) (1840-1885)
HADOL, Paul (1835-1875)
HUMBERT, Albert (1835-1886)
'JOB' (pseudonym of Jacques Marie ONFRAY de Bréville) (1858-1931)
KLENK, Paul (born 1844)
LADREYT, Eugène (born 1832)
LALANNE, Maxime (1827-1886)
LE PETIT, Alfred (1841-1909)
LEVY, Alphonse Jacques (1843-1918)
MAILLY, Hippolyte (born 1829)
'MARTIAL' (pseudonym of Adolphe Martial POTÉMONT) (1828-1883)
'MOLOCH' (pseudonym of B. COLOMB) (1849-1909)
'MONTBARD' (pseudonym Charles Auguste LOYE) (1842-1905)
MORLAND, Valère Alphonse (born 1846)
MOYSE, Édouard (born 1827)
'PÉPIN' (pseudonym of Georges LABADIE) (1844-1918)
PIERDON, Francois (1821-1904)
'PILOTELL' (pseudonym of Georges LABADIE) (1844-1918)
REGAMEY, Félix Élie (1844-1907)
ROCHEBRUNE, Octave Guillaume de (1824-1900)
SCHÉRER, Léonce (1827-1876)
SCHOMMER, François (1850-1935)
'TELLIAP' (pseudonym of (?) Fernand PAILLET) (1850-1918)
VERNIER, Charles (1831-1887)
VEYRASSAT, Jules Jacques (1828-1893)
YON, Edmond Charles Joseph (1836-1897)"

Exhibition History

The Franco-Prussian War and The Commune in Caricature 1870-71 (Victoria and Albert Museum 27/05/1971-10/10/1971)

Labels and date

"Faustin" (pseudonym of Faustin Betbeder) (born 1847)

King William gives Napoleon an enema, a reference to his piles, emblematic of his general infirmity and weakness.

Process engraving. E.377-1962 [27/05/1971-10/10/1971]

Materials

Paper

Techniques

Lithography

Subjects depicted

Emperor; Bonaparte, Napoleon III; Wilhelm I (Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia); Medal; Sashes (costume accessories); Chamber pot; Spurs (accessories worn)

Categories

Prints; Caricatures & Cartoons

Collection code

PDP