NEWS, No. 28 — GUILLAUME AND BISMARCK - Lot 44

NEWS, No. 28 — GUILLAUME AND BISMARCK ANONYMOUS. Actualités. No. 28. Paris, Grognet, printer and publisher, 16 rue des Écoles; distributed by Madre, rue du Croissant, [1870–1871]. Colored satirical lithograph depicting William I addressing Bismarck, both caricatured against a night sky featuring a crescent marked “Paris.” Caption: “William. Stop it, Bismarck, you’re messing up again. I told you so, Mein Gott! Mein Gott!! What a mess you’ve gotten me into!!!!!” A French satire criticizing Prussian conduct of the war and the siege of Paris. Paper slightly browned; small foxing spots and signs of wear.

Estimate:£67.77

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