L'Oeuvre De Satin II
Print
1871 (printed)
1871 (printed)
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Satirical print showing a female figure standing amidst the burning ruins of a town. Her left hand is placed on her head and in her left she is holding a broken sword. In the left background are soldiers firing guns. In the background, behind the woman, is a skeleton. 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
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'Après Les Prussiens....Mes Fils Avec L'Etranger'. Satirical illustration showing a female figure standing amidst the burning ruins of a town. Lithograph, France, 1871. |
| Physical description | Satirical print showing a female figure standing amidst the burning ruins of a town. Her left hand is placed on her head and in her left she is holding a broken sword. In the left background are soldiers firing guns. In the background, behind the woman, is a skeleton. 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 | The prints in this series are described in the accession record as being of various sizes. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.1401-1962 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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