Title | Pilori-Phrénologie. No. 11: Thiers L'Ancien |
Alternative Title | Phrenology-Pillory: Thiers the Senior |
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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. P[ropie]te de l'Auteur. Imp. Grognet, 16 r. des Ecoles. Paris. En vente, 13. r. des F[ontai]nes du temple. Caption: "Ce vieillard frétillant, grand diseur de finesses, fut chargé de tâter les cours et les Altesses pour savoir si la France avait ou non le droit d'être un peuple majeur qui pense, agit et croit? Caption (English translation): "This wriggling man, great storyteller of subtleties and nuances, was instructed to sound out attitudes, to put out feelers to know whether or not the France had the right to be a place of great people who think, act and believe…?" |
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Language | French |
Physical Description | Hand-colored lithograph |
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Original Item Location | Drawer 1, Item 5 |
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_005a.jpg |