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Une Page D'Histoire

Print
1870-1871 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Mathis, F (caricaturist)
Place of origin
France (printed)

Satirical print showing a visual history of the different governments of France from 1830 to 1871. A human tower of key political leaders, with each new leader preceded and followed by a revolution. At the top of the tower stands 'Marianne' holding a flag lettered 'Commune'. 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
Caricatures & Cartoons
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleUne Page D'Histoire (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Paper
Lithography
Hand-Colouring
Brief description
'Une Page D'Histoire'. Satirical illustration by F. Mathis showing a visual history of the different governments of France from 1830 to 1871. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1871.
Physical description
Satirical print showing a visual history of the different governments of France from 1830 to 1871. A human tower of key political leaders, with each new leader preceded and followed by a revolution. At the top of the tower stands 'Marianne' holding a flag lettered 'Commune'. 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: 47cm
  • Width: 25cm
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
  • 'UNE PAGE D'HISTOIRE' (Title, lettered above design)
  • 'LE COURONNEMENT DE L'EDIFICE' (Lettered below design)
  • 'F. Mathis' (Signed, bottom-right of design)
  • 'Commune' (Lettered within design)
  • 'DÉPOSÉ. / Paris, A. MORDRET editr. r. Poulet, 8' (Lettered below design)
Gallery label
F. Mathis A visual history of the different governments of France from 1830 to 1871 with each new leader preceded and followed by a revolution. Lithograph, coloured by hand. E.1400-1962(27/05/1971-10/10/1971)
Subjects depicted
Men
Woman
Le Coq Gaulois
Pear
Dagger
Vultures
Spectacles
Flag
Marianne
Thiers, Adolphe
Bonaparte, Napoleon III
Louis-Philippe (King of France)
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.1400-1962

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Record createdFebruary 13, 2009
Record URL
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