Jadis et aujourd'hui!......
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Satirical print with a bust of Napoleon I. At the foot of the bust is General Trochu with the body of a dog. Hanging from his tail is a pot labelled 'Capitulation'. The general is chained to a dog's kennel. In the left background is the Arc de Triomphe. 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 | Jadis et aujourd'hui!...... (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'Jadis et aujourd'hui!......' Satirical illustration by Faustin Betbeder with a bust of Napoleon I and a caricature of General Trochu as a dog. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
| Physical description | Satirical print with a bust of Napoleon I. At the foot of the bust is General Trochu with the body of a dog. Hanging from his tail is a pot labelled 'Capitulation'. The general is chained to a dog's kennel. In the left background is the Arc de Triomphe. 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.1011-1962 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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