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Nos Grrrands Généraux

Print
1870-1871 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Lemaine & Fils (lithographer)
Betbeder, Faustin (caricaturist)
Place of origin
Paris (printed)

Satirical print in which General Vinoy is shown holding a bloodied knife and standing over two severed male heads. 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
Caricatures & Cartoons
Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Nos Grrrands Généraux (series title)
  • Le brave géneral Vinoy... (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Paper
Lithography
Hand-Colouring
Brief description
'Le brave géneral Vinoy...' Satirical illustration by Faustin Betbeder in which General Vinoy is shown holding a bloodied knife and standing over two severed male heads. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871.
Physical description
Satirical print in which General Vinoy is shown holding a bloodied knife and standing over two severed male heads. 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
  • 'Nos Grrrands Généraux No2. Lith. Lemaine et Fils. En Vente chez Duclaux, 21, Pl. du Ch d'Eau Depôt ch. Madre, 20, r du Croissant' (Lettered)
  • 'Le brave géneral Vinoy. / Quand un journaliste l'embête / Crac, il lui coupe la tête (bis, bis)' (Lettered with caption)
Subjects depicted
Knife
General
Vinoy, Joseph
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.990-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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