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LA FLUXION DE BISMARK

Print
1870-1871 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Millet, Albert (caricaturist)
Place of origin
France (printed)

'LA FLUXION DE BISMARK'; Lithograph, coloured by hand; A reversible caricature of Count von Bismarck with enema equipment.
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
Caricatures & Cartoons
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleLA FLUXION DE BISMARK (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph on paper
Paper
Lithography
Brief description
Paris Commune print; 'LA FLUXION DE BISMARK'; Lithograph, coloured by hand; A reversible caricature of Count von Bismarck with enema equipment; Millet, Alb; France; 1870-71.
Physical description
'LA FLUXION DE BISMARK'; Lithograph, coloured by hand; A reversible caricature of Count von Bismarck with enema equipment.
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.1cm
  • Width: 26.7cm
Dimensions from: 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.
Marks and inscriptions
  • LA FLUXION DE BISMARK (Title, lettered above design.)
  • Renversez le Prussien et vous aurez la chute du rein. (Lettered, below design.)
  • En vente chez Strauss, 7, rue du Croissant, et chez Madre, même rue, 20. (Lettered, bottom-left corner.)
  • Alb. Millet (Signed, lower-left corner of design.)
  • (Most prints in this set are lettered with the names of artists and printers and have captions)
Gallery label
Alb. Millet A reversible caricature of Count von Bismarck and the popular symbols of Napoleon's weakness. The caption plays on the similarity in sound between 'rein' [loins] and 'règne' [reign]. Lithograph, coloured by hand. E.2277-1962(27/05/1971-10/10/1971)
Object history
Provenance unknown.
Subjects depicted
Caricatures
Helmets
Syringe
Bismarck, Otto Von (Count)
Bibliographic references
  • 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, V&A, 1971
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2277-1962

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Record createdJanuary 30, 2009
Record URL
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