Le Fils De Cerbère
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1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Print depicting a man at the door of a lodging house, as a woman looks out. 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 | 'Ils n'est pas venu une jeune dame me demander?' Satirical illustration by B. Colomb ('Moloch') depicting a man requesting a room at the door of a lodging house. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
Physical description | Print depicting a man at the door of a lodging house, as a woman looks out. 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 | "Moloch" (pseudonym of Alphonse Hector Colomb) (1849-1909)
A plate from a series of 20 satirizing lodging houses. The concierges of Paris became known as 'Cerbères' for they guarded their doors as fiercely as the many-headed dog, Cerberus, guarded the gate of Hell.
Lithograph, coloured by hand. E.1846-1962(27/05/1971-10/10/1971) |
Object history | Provenance unknown. This lithograph was plate 4 from a series of 20 entitled LES FILS DE CERBÈRE. |
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Accession number | E.1846-1962 |
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Record created | February 5, 2009 |
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