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| Title | Avis Aux Peuples Sur Les Rois: La Roche Tarpéienne Est Pres Du Capitole |
| Alternative Title | Warning to the People in the Roads: The Tarpeian Rock is Near the Capitol |
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| Description | This is a political caricature related to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 or the Paris Commune of 1871. |
| Caption | Caption: English translation: "Look at these despots without hearts at the pillory! One has sold France to the other, and his example was much followed, it was a market of thieves. They laugh in their underwear ... I believe it is you, good people, who will pay." |
| Inscription | Look at these despots without hearts at the pillory! One has sold France to the other, and his example was much followed, it was a market of thieves. They laugh in their underwear ... I believe it is you, good people, who will pay. |
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| Language | French |
| Physical Description | Hand-colored lithograph |
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| Original Item Location | Drawer 4, Item 564 |
| 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_543.jpg |