La Meute Allemande A La Curée; Croquis Republicans

Physical description

Satirical print depicting Wilhelm, Emperor of Germany, driving his hounds (symbolizing the German states) forward to attack a woman (symbolizing France) who is tied to a stake. 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

Patrioty, born 1800 (caricaturist)
Talons (printer)

Materials and Techniques

Hand-coloured lithograph on paper

Marks and inscriptions

'Croquis Republicans. N1 En Vente chez Deforet et Cesar Libraires Editeurs Rue Nve des Petits champs 64. Imp. Talons Marche St Honorè 19 La Meute Allemande A La Curée'
'Patrioty'

Dimensions

Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 22.2 cm

Object history note

This lithograph was plate 1 in a series entitled Croquis Republicans.

Descriptive line

'La Meute Allemande A La Curée'. Satirical illustration by 'Patrioty' depicting Wilhelm, Emperor of Germany driving his hounds to attack a woman representing France. 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:

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LA MEUTE ALLEMANDE A LA CURÉE

Talons ('Patrioty')
Plate 1 in a series entitled CROQUIS REPUBLICAINS. Signed Patrioty. Lettered En Vente chez Deforet et Cesar Libraires Editeurs Rue Nve des Petits champs 64. Imp. Talons Marche
St Honorè (sic) 19 and within the design with the names of some states of the German Empire and France. Numbered N 1. Lithograph, coloured by hand. 12¾ x 8¾ in. (32.4 x 22.2 cm.). E.857-1962

The Emperor drives his hounds, symbolizing the German states, forward to the kill.'
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)"

Exhibition History

The Franco-Prussian War and The Commune in Caricature 1870-71 (Victoria and Albert Museum 27/05/1971-10/10/1971)

Labels and date

Talons "Patrioty"

The Emperor drives his hounds, symbolising the German states, forward to the kill.

Lithograph, coloured by hand. E.857-1962 [27/05/1971-10/10/1971]

Materials

Paper

Techniques

Lithography; Hand colouring

Subjects depicted

Man; Woman; Hounds; Wilhelm I (Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia); Marianne; Whips (animal equipment); Stakes (pointed objects)

Categories

Prints; Caricatures & Cartoons

Collection code

PDP