Napoleon III being tried by skeleton lawyers for the deaths of French soldiers in the Franco-Prussian War. Colour line block by Lefman after A. Gill, 1871.
- Gill, André, 1840-1885.
- Date:
- 5 Novembre 1871
- Reference:
- 657955i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The lettering "Sédan 2 Décembre" refers to the beginning and end of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's reign. "2 Décembre" refers firstly to 2 December 1851, when as President of the Second Republic he seized dictatorial power in a coup; and secondly to 2 December 1852, when, as Napoleon III, he assumed the role of Emperor of the Second Empire. "Sédan" refers to the end of his political career in 1870, when he was captured by the Prussians at the battle of Sédan, and over 17,000 French soldiers were killed
Publication/Creation
Paris (Bureaux 16, rue du Croissant, 16) : [L'Eclipse], 5 Novembre 1871.
Physical description
1 print : colour line block ; image and border 33.4 x 27.2 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Le jour des morts, par Gill. And. Gill. Lefman sc. L'Eclipse ...
References note
Jean Adhémar and Jacques Lethève, Inventaire du fonds français après 1800, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome neuvième, Paris 1955, pp. 120-121, André Gill, no. 29 ('29. Dessins dans l'Eclipse, 1871: : … Le jour des morts, l'Empereur, accusé, seul vivant parmi ses accusateurs …')
Reference
Wellcome Collection 657955i
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Location Status Access Closed stores