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Les Communeux par H. Nérac

Print
1871 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Satirical print depicting Gustave Paul Cluseret behind a fortification and wearing a hat inscribed 'Ane' which has a weather vane on top of it; around his neck hangs a medal. 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
Object type
Titles
  • Les Communeux par H. Nérac (series title)
  • P. Cluseret - Dit La Rose Des Vents (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Brief description
'P. Cluseret - Dit La Rose Des Vents'. Satirical illustration by H. Xiat (H. Nérac) depicting Gustave Paul Cluseret behind a fortification. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1871.
Physical description
Satirical print depicting Gustave Paul Cluseret behind a fortification and wearing a hat inscribed 'Ane' which has a weather vane on top of it; around his neck hangs a medal. 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.
DimensionsThe prints in this series are described in the accession record as being of various sizes.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'No6 Les Communeux par H. Nérac. P. Cluseret - Dit La Rose Des Vents. Jailly Dessinr. Impr. Editr. 7 et 9 Rue Oberkampf Paris. Tirage spécial sur papier de luxe pour les amateurs Brule En 1871 Ce Qu'il Adorait En 1848' (Lettered)
  • 'H. Nérac' (Signed)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.1431-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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