Souvenirs & Regrets

Physical description

Satirical print showing Napoleon III, wearing a dunce's cap, his lower body depicted as that of a pig, limping along on crutches and dragging an eagle behind him, en route for Cassel. In the right background is a sign post marked 'Route de Cassel'. 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

De Frondat, Napoléon Charles Louis, born 1846 (caricaturist)
Barousse (lithographer)

Materials and Techniques

Hand-coloured lithograph on paper

Marks and inscriptions

'Souvenirs & Regrets Ah! . mon chapeau plein de lard et mon aigle de Boulogne ou êtes vous !.. Saillant, Édr. r. du Croissant, 5 & 10. Lith. Barousse, à Paris'
'de Frondat'

Dimensions

Height: 29.8 cm, Width: 22.2 cm

Historical context note

This lithograph depicts Napoleon III limping en route to Cassel to be imprisoned. Ironically, Napoleon III's place of imprisonment was the Schloss Wilhelmshohe, from which his uncle Jerome Bonaparte had ruled over the kingdom of Westphalia at the beginning of the century. He was released after the preliminaries of peace were signed by France and Prussia.

Descriptive line

'Souvenirs & Regrets'. Satirical illustration by De Frondat showing Napoleon III wearing a dunce's cap, and with the lower body of a pig. Hand-coloured 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:

'38
SOUVENIRS & REGRETS
Ah! . mon chapeau plein de lard et mon
aigle de Boulogne ou êtes vous ! ..

De Frondat, Napoléon Charles Louis (1846-?)
Signed de Frondat, Lettered Saillant, Édr. r. du Croissant, 5 & 10. Lith. Barousse, à Paris. Within the design Route de Cassel.
Lithograph, coloured by hand. 11¾ x 8¾ in. (29.8 x 22.2 cm.).
E.418-1962

Napoleon, with the lower part of his body shown in the guise of a pig, and wearing a dunce's cap, limps along on crutches, dragging a scruffy eagle behind him, en route for Cassel. Ironically, his place of imprisonment was the Schloss Wilhelmshohe, from which his uncle Jerome Bonaparte had ruled over the kingdom of Westphalia at the beginning of the century. He was released after the preliminaries of peace were signed by France and Prussia.'
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)"

Materials

Paper

Techniques

Lithography; Hand-colouring

Subjects depicted

Eagle; Uniform; Pig; Bonaparte, Napoleon III; Epaulettes; Sashes (costume accessories); Crutches

Categories

Prints; Caricatures & Cartoons

Collection code

PDP