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Antique Print-FRANCO-PRUSSIAN-WAR-CARICATURE-POUYER-INDEMNITY-Untel-c.1871

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€45.00

‘HOMMES POLITIQUES. POUYER-QUARTIER LA FAMEUSE SORTIE.’

– Political caricature depicting Pouyer-Quertier, a French politician, overseeing bags of money labeled “Milliard,” referencing the indemnity France had to pay to Germany after the Franco-Prussian War. A sign reads “Route d’Allemagne,” indicating the flow of funds toward Germany.

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Description

Medium: Lithograph on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 27 x 34.4 cm (10.63 x 13.54 inch). Image size: 27 x 34.4 cm. (10.63 x 13.54 inch).

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

POLITICAL SATIRE, CARICATURE, POUYER-QUERTIER, FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR, INDEMNITY, REPARATIONS, FRANCE, GERMANY, FINANCIAL CRISIS, 19TH-CENTURY LITHOGRAPH | EXPO-503 (SATIRE)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Musee Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris.

Reference: Inventory Number: Mus?e Carnavalet – QB.2416.

Biography engraver: The identity of “Untel” remains uncertain, but he was an active caricaturist in 19th-century France, known for satirical works published in political periodicals.

Additional information

Dimensions 34 × 27 × 1 cm

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