Name: Antique Print-KRUGER-EN-EUROPE-BOER-WAR-Leandre-1900
SKU: PICTURA-12267
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Antique Print-KRUGER-EN-EUROPE-BOER-WAR-Leandre-1900

€195.00

‘TITLE ABOVE: ‘KRUGER EN EUROPE’ / SIGNED LOWER LEFT IN IMAGE: ‘C. LEANDRE 1900’ / CAPTION BELOW (MOUNTED): ‘CELUI DONT LES PIEDS SONT PR?TS DE GLISSER EST AUX YEUX DE CELUI QUI EST DANS LA PROSPERITE COMME UNE LAMPE DONT ON NE FAIT PLUS DE CAS.’ (LIVRE DE JOB.)’

– Political caricature depicting Paul Kruger standing in a mountainous landscape, holding a rifle and hat, with blood on his forehead. A large green bird perches on his head. In the background a couple embraces near ships in a harbor, while two allegorical or caricatural figures sit in the foreground. Satirical commentary on Kruger’s European tour during the Second Boer War (c. 1900). Hand-coloured lithograph in bold, expressive style typical of Charles Leandre.

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Description

Medium: Lithograph with hand colouring on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 24.5 x 23.3 cm (9.65 x 9.17 inch). Image size: 22 x 21 cm. (8.66 x 8.27 inch).

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

CHARLES LEANDRE, KRUGER EN EUROPE, PAUL KRUGER, BOER WAR, 1900, FRENCH CARICATURE, POLITICAL SATIRE, HAND COLOURED LITHOGRAPH, ANTI-BRITISH CARTOON | PCO-E30-45

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Political caricature published in 1900 during Paul Kruger’s visit to Europe amid the Second Boer War.

Biography engraver: Charles Leandre (1862-1930) was a French caricaturist, illustrator, and lithographer associated with journals such as Le Rire and L’Assiette au Beurre. Known for his expressive draftsmanship and sharp political satire, he produced numerous caricatures of political figures and contemporary events around 1900, including commentary on the Boer War.