Le Rosier Des Batailles
Print
1871 (printed)
1871 (printed)
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Print in which General Faidherbe is depicted as a rose plant, with a gun and a sword held in his leaf-hands. 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 Rosier Des Batailles'. Satirical illustration by Alfred le Petit in which General Faidherbe is depicted as a rose plant, with a gun and a sword held in his leaf-hands. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1871. |
| Physical description | Print in which General Faidherbe is depicted as a rose plant, with a gun and a sword held in his leaf-hands. 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 | Alfred Le Petit "Zut" (1841-1909)
After the eclipse of the Army of the Loire, Gambetta and the Parisians pinned their hopes on the Army of the North, led by General Faidherbe. His victory at Ham, 65 miles north of Paris, was a decisive influence on Trochu and Ducrot's decision to attempt to break out at Le Bourget on 21 December. It soon became clear, however, that the Army of the North could not rescue Paris although it continued to harass the Prussians in the provinces until it was beaten at St Quentin.
Lithograph, coloured by hand.
From a series of 32. E.1612-1962(27/05/1971-10/10/1971) |
| Object history | Provenance unknown. This print was Plate 7 from a series of 32 entitled FLEURS, FRUITS & LÉGUMES DU JOUR. |
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| Accession number | E.1612-1962 |
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| Record created | February 5, 2009 |
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