Antique Print-THIERS-I-ROI-DES-CAPITULARDS-POLITICAL-SATIRE-FRANCE-Renaux-1871

Antique Print-THIERS-I-ROI-DES-CAPITULARDS-POLITICAL-SATIRE-FRANCE-Renaux-1871

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‘THIERS IER ROI DES CAPITULARDS’

– A satirical political caricature of Adolphe Thiers, portraying him as the “King of Capitulators,” referencing his role in the Franco-Prussian War peace negotiations. Adolphe Thiers is wearing a crown, a barrel-like outfit decorated with inscriptions, and holding an olive branch, symbolizing surrender and negotiation.

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Description

Medium: Lithograph on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 24.8 x 32.5 cm (9.76 x 12.8 inch). Image size: 18 x 22 cm. (7.09 x 8.66 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Minor foxing, some edge wear. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ADOLPHE THIERS, POLITICAL CARICATURE, SATIRE, FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR, PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, MONARCHY, SURRENDER, 19TH-CENTURY FRANCE | EXPO-503 (SATIRE)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: Collection Musee Carnavalet, Adolphe Thiers et la conclusion de la Paix en 1871 series.

Biography engraver: Adolphe Renaux was a 19th-century French lithographer known for political caricatures, often critiquing governmental policies. Active during the Paris Commune period.

Additional information

Dimensions 32 × 24 × 1 cm

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