BEFORE THE BATTLE / AFTER THE BATTLE [1870 WAR -...
BEFORE THE BATTLE / AFTER THE BATTLE
[1870 WAR - CARTOON - NAPOLEON III]
Before the battle. — After the battle.
Color satirical print, No. 9, featuring two caricatured portraits of a French soldier as a pair: on the left, before the battle, with a triumphant mustache and a pipe in his mouth; on the right, after the battle, defeated and aged.
Colored lithograph.
Available at Madre, publisher, 20 Rue du Croissant; lithographed by Barousse in Paris.
Old pencil annotations in the upper margin. Some foxing and soiling, slight creases, and signs of wear.
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BEFORE THE BATTLE / AFTER THE BATTLE
[1870 WAR - CARTOON - NAPOLEON III]
Before the battle. — After the battle.
Color satirical print, No. 9, featuring two caricatured portraits of a French soldier as a pair: on the left, before the battle, with a triumphant mustache and a pipe in his mouth; on the right, after the battle, defeated and aged.
Colored lithograph.
Available at Madre, publisher, 20 Rue du Croissant; lithographed by Barousse in Paris.
Old pencil annotations in the upper margin. Some foxing and soiling, slight creases, and signs of wear.
Estimate
Reserve
Time, Location
Auction House
