Croquis Du Jour
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Satirical print in which Auguste Pouyer-Quertier fells and bombards Otto von Bismarck with coins. 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 | 'Versement Des 600 Millions'. Satirical illustration by J. Corseaux (Louis Balsamo) in which Auguste Pouyer-Quertier fells and bombards Otto von Bismarck with coins. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
| Physical description | Satirical print in which Auguste Pouyer-Quertier fells and bombards Otto von Bismarck with coins. 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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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Croquis Du Jour No.5 Saillant, Editr. 5 et 10, r. du Croissant, Paris Imp. Lemaine, 61, r de Cléry Versement Des 600 Millions Canoniers......A Vos Pièces.......Feu!!!' (Lettered) |
| Gallery label | J Corseaux "Louis Balsamo"
Auguste Pouyer-Quertier, the Minister of Finance, bombards Bismarck with coins. Bismarck originally demanded an indemnity of 600 milliard francs but this was reduced to 500 after negotiations. One milliard was to be paid during 1871 and the rest within three years. France paid her debts with amazing speed. The first demi-milliard reached Germany only one month after the collapse of the Commune and the complete sum was paid off by September 1873.
Lithograph, coloured by hand. E.1201-1962(27/05/1971-10/10/1971) |
| Object history | This lithograph was Plate 5 in a series of 5 entitled 'Croquis Du Jour'. |
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| Accession number | E.1201-1962 |
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| Record created | February 6, 2009 |
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