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Title	Jacques Bonhomme Et Son Cochon
Alternative Title	Jacques [Bonhomme] and His Hog
Creator (Local)	Anonymous
Description	This is a political caricature related to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 or the Paris Commune of 1871.
Caption	Caption: English translation: "Jacques—Oh! Mister Mayor, isn’t what happens to me so very annoying? Here, with all due respect, I have a pig that I fed for nearly twenty years and which has cost me God knows how much! And now it turns out that I have cared for and fed it for the King of Prussia... I cannot endure it. The Mayor— What do you, my poor Jacques, it shouldn’t be that fat, and above all if you would have gotten rid of it a long time ago, you would have been fine."
Inscription	Jacques—Oh! Mister Mayor, isn’t what happens to me so very annoying? Here, with all due respect, I have a pig that I fed for nearly twenty years and which has cost me God knows how much! And now it turns out that I have cared for and fed it for the King of Prussia... I cannot endure it. The Mayor— What do you, my poor Jacques, it shouldn’t be that fat, and above all if you would have gotten rid of it a long time ago, you would have been fine.
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871--Caricatures and cartoons Paris (France)--History--Commune, 1871--Caricatures and cartoons
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	France
Genre (AAT)	caricatures
Language	French
Physical Description	Hand-colored lithograph
Type (DCMI)	Image
Format (IMT)	image/jpeg
Original Item Location	Drawer 4, Item 550
Original Collection	Alvin Romansky Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune Caricatures
Digital Collection	Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune Caricatures
Digital Collection URL	http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/roman
Repository	Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Repository URL	http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections
Use and Reproduction	This item is in the public domain and may be used freely.
File Name	roman_201203_529.jpg