Bon Voyage M. Badinguet (Air Connu)

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Paris (printed)

Satirical print showing Napoleon III with his bags packed and heading into exile. He is wearing a crown and a ball and chain round his ankle. To the left is a signpost surmounted by a German eagle and lettered 'Cassel'. 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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Categories	Prints Caricatures & Cartoons
Object type	Print
Title	Bon Voyage M. Badinguet (Air Connu) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Lithograph on paper Paper Lithography
Brief description	'Bon Voyage M. Badinguet (Air Connu)'. Satirical print showing the French emperor Napoleon III with his bags packed and heading into exile. Lithograph, France, 1870-1871.
Physical description	Satirical print showing Napoleon III with his bags packed and heading into exile. He is wearing a crown and a ball and chain round his ankle. To the left is a signpost surmounted by a German eagle and lettered 'Cassel'. 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.
Marks and inscriptions	'Bon Voyage M. Badinguet (Air Connu) En vente à Paris, 16, rue du Croissant. Paris. - Typ. Rouge frères et Comp, rue du Four-St-Germ., 43.' (Lettered) 'Lefman Sc.' (Signed)
Subjects depicted	Crown Baggage Eagle Emperor Chain Napoleon III
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.385-1962

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1029567/bon-voyage-m-badinguet-air-print-unknown/

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