Les Fils De Satan!
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Satirical print showing the German emperor Wilhelm I holding a scythe and riding on a horse across a pond. Behind in is a skeleton, representing death. In the pond are caricature heads representing the Duc de Chartres, Comte de Paris,Prince de Join Ville and another unidentified individual. At the edge of the pond is a frog with the head of Napoleon III. In the left background is a bat like creature with the head of Otto von Bismarck. 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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| Title | Les Fils De Satan! (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'Les Fils De Satan!'. Satirical illustration by Faustin Betbeder showing the German emperor Wilhelm I holding a scythe and riding on a horse across a pond with Death. Lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
| Physical description | Satirical print showing the German emperor Wilhelm I holding a scythe and riding on a horse across a pond. Behind in is a skeleton, representing death. In the pond are caricature heads representing the Duc de Chartres, Comte de Paris,Prince de Join Ville and another unidentified individual. At the edge of the pond is a frog with the head of Napoleon III. In the left background is a bat like creature with the head of Otto von Bismarck. 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.966B-1962 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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