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Antique Print-BISMARCK-FRANCO-PRUSSIAN-WAR-CARICATURE-Talons-c.1871

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€35.00

‘MA CHANDELLE EST MORTE, JE N?AI PLUS DE FEU, OUVRE MOI TA PORTE, POUR L’AMOUR DE DIEU.’

– Political satire depicting France in distress while a Prussian officer (possibly Bismarck) knocks on a door labeled “PRUSSE,” listing German states. The caption is taken from a traditional French nursery rhyme.

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Description

Medium: Lithograph on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 37.2 x 26.1 cm (14.65 x 10.28 inch). Image size: 37.2 x 26.1 cm. (14.65 x 10.28 inch).

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

POLITICAL SATIRE, CARICATURE, FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR, BISMARCK, FRANCE, PRUSSIA, GERMAN EMPIRE, 19TH-CENTURY LITHOGRAPH | EXPO-503 (SATIRE)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Musee Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris.

Reference: Inventory Number: Musee Carnavalet – QB.2584.

Biography engraver: Octave Eccmile Talons (1832??) was a French caricaturist known for his political and social satire in the late 19th century. His works often commented on European conflicts and diplomatic affairs.

Additional information

Dimensions 26 × 37 × 1 cm

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