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Antique Print-LE-CHAR-DE-L’ETAT-POLITICAL-SATIRE-FRANCE-Lemaire-c.1871

Print

€70.00

‘LE CHAR DE L’ETAT.’

– A satirical political caricature depicting prominent figures of the French government riding in a cart labeled “Debordeaux,” symbolizing inefficiency and corruption. The cart is comically pulled by two giant lobsters, referencing backward progress.

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Description

Medium: Lithograph, colored on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 32.3 x 24.9 cm (12.72 x 9.8 inch). Image size: 32.3 x 24.9 cm. (12.72 x 9.8 inch).

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

POLITICAL SATIRE, FRANCE, 19TH-CENTURY CARICATURE, ADOLPHE THIERS, VICTOR HUGO, GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION, REPUBLIC, LITHOGRAPH | EXPO-503 (SATIRE)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: Inventory Number: 2017.0.187.2, Musee Victor Hugo.

Biography engraver: Lemaire & Fils were prominent lithographers in 19th-century France, known for producing satirical and political prints.

Additional information

Dimensions 24 × 32 × 1 cm

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