Name/TitleFranco-Prussian War
About this objectDead soldier talking to King William of Prussia
Translation
I have done enough work for you, William. It’s your turn now, beginning with your cousin William of Baden. Leave your bombs there and look behind you William.
A dead Prussian soldier ( in the form of a skeleton wearing a helmet) is pointing towards a French army in the distance, warning King William of Prussia, who is warily clutching Bismark, of even more deaths – like those behind them.
MakerArtist unknown
Maker RoleArtist
Date Made1870
PeriodThe time around the Battle of Sedan
Place MadeParis, France
Medium and MaterialsLithograph, hand coloured on paper
Style and Iconographysatirical caricature
TechniqueSatirical Lithograph, hand coloured
Measurements11ins x 15,25ins (28cms x 38,7cms)
Subject and Association KeywordsEvents of 1870 in France,
Subject and Association KeywordsPrince William of Baden (1829-1897) Prussian General
Subject and Association KeywordsOtto von Bismark (1815-1898) Architect of the Franco Prussian War
Subject and Association KeywordsFranco Prussian War
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Life and Times of Napoleon lll
Subject and Association KeywordsEmperor Napoleon lll
Subject and Association DescriptionThe futility of battle with Bismark
Object TypeCaricature
Object numberCPCAR013
