Le Dies Des Armées Se Chargeant Par La Culasse
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Satirical print in which Count Otto von Bismarck loads the breach of a cannon, the barrel of which is moulded into the features of emperor Wilhelm I. Bismarck is shown as a winged, serpent like, creature. In the sky the sun radiates winged cannon balls and below is a glass of beer.
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.
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.
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| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'Le Dies Des Armées Se Chargeant Par La Culasse'. Satirical illustration by Georges Labadie Pilotell in which Count Otto von Bismarck loads the breach of a cannon, the barrel of which is moulded into the features of emperor Wilhelm I. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
| Physical description | Satirical print in which Count Otto von Bismarck loads the breach of a cannon, the barrel of which is moulded into the features of emperor Wilhelm I. Bismarck is shown as a winged, serpent like, creature. In the sky the sun radiates winged cannon balls and below is a glass of beer. 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. |
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| Gallery label | Georges Pilotell "Labadie" (1844-1918)
Bismarck loads the breach of a cannon which has its barrel moulded into King William's features. Although Krupp's revolutionary steel breech-loading cannon was superior in range and accuracy to any muzzle-loading guns used by the French it was not adopted in France. In 1868 Herr Krupp brought it to the attention of the French Government but no action was taken, as Leboeuf was unable to accept that steel guns could be as reliable as the traditional bronze cannon.
Lithograph, coloured by hand. E.856-1962(27/05/1971-10/10/1971) |
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| Accession number | E.856-1962 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2009 |
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