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La Meute Allemande A La Curée

Print
1870-1871 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Patrioty (caricaturist)
Talons (printer)
Place of origin
Paris (printed)

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.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Caricatures & Cartoons
Object type
Print
Titles
  • La Meute Allemande A La Curée (assigned by artist)
  • Croquis Republicans (series title)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Paper
Lithography
Hand-Colouring
Brief description
'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.
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32.4cm
  • Width: 22.2cm
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
  • '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' (Lettered)
  • 'Patrioty' (Signed)
Gallery label
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)
Object history
This lithograph was plate 1 in a series entitled Croquis Republicans.
Subjects depicted
Man
Woman
Hounds
Whips (Animal Equipment)
Stakes (Pointed Objects)
Wilhelm I (Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia)
Marianne
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.857-1962

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Record createdFebruary 5, 2009
Record URL
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