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Polisson!....

Print
1870-1871 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Pepin, Édouard Guillaumin (caricaturist)
Place of origin
Paris (printed)

Satirical print in which Napoleon I holds Napoleon III by the ear, chastising him. 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
Prints
Caricatures & Cartoons
Object type
Print
TitlePolisson!.... (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph on paper
Paper
Lithography
Brief description
'Polisson!....' Satirical illustration by E. G. Pepin in which Napoleon III is held by the ear and chastised by Napoleon I. Lithograph, France, 1870.
Physical description
Satirical print in which Napoleon I holds Napoleon III by the ear, chastising him. 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: 34.3cm
  • Width: 24.1cm
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
  • 'Polisson!.... Sc. En vente à Paris, 16, rue du Croissant. Paris. - Typ. Rouge frères et Comp., rue du Four-St-Germ., 43.' (Title, above design.)
  • 'Pepin E. 6 7br. 70' (Signed and dated within the design)
Gallery label
Édouard Guillaumin "Pepin" (born 1842) The illustrious Napoleon I chastises his rascal of a nephew, Napoleon III, for his defeat at Sedan. Process engraving. E.384-1962(27/05/1971-10/10/1971)
Subjects depicted
Sashes (Costume Accessories)
Epaulettes
Spurs (Accessories Worn)
Uniform
Emperor
Bicorne
Bonaparte, Napoleon III
Napoleon I
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.384-1962

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2009
Record URL
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