Paris Dans Les Caves
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Print depicting a dance which takes place in a cellar. In the background are dancing couples and the conductor of the orchestra standing on a platform. In the foreground is a footman, serving wine to two men, one of whom pulls a spider out of his glass. A group of rats are dancing on the left. 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 | 'Une Soirée dans les Caves'. Satirical illustration by B. Colomb ('Moloch') depicting a dance which takes place in a cellar. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
Physical description | Print depicting a dance which takes place in a cellar. In the background are dancing couples and the conductor of the orchestra standing on a platform. In the foreground is a footman, serving wine to two men, one of whom pulls a spider out of his glass. A group of rats are dancing on the left. 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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Object history | This lithograph is from the set entitled 'Paris Dans Les Caves', a series of 39 plates portraying life below ground in Paris during the two sieges. |
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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.1736-1962 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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