Title | Deux Fins Matois, Sketch |
Alternative Title | Two Clever Purposes |
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Date | 1870s |
Description | This is a political caricature related to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 or the Paris Commune of 1871. Caption: "Ma vieille Papauté, je viens implorer de votre infaillibilité, une petite bénédiction qui me purifiera de mon Sedan? -Mon petit Badinguet, reçois ces deux doigts d'indulgences et remets-moi par la force...de tes casse-têtes, en possession de Rome." Caption (English translation): "My old Pope, I come to implore from your infallibility, a small blessing that would purify me of Sedan! -My dear Badinguet, receive these two fingers of indulgences and put me back by force…of your puzzles, in possession of Rome!" |
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Language | French |
Physical Description | Pen, ink and gouache |
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Original Item Location | Drawer 3, Item 355 |
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_360.jpg |