Ce qui nous prouve bien que ce colosse était en baudruche, il suffit pour le dégonfler d'une piqûre de bayonette.

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Title:
Ce qui nous prouve bien que ce colosse était en baudruche, il suffit pour le dégonfler d'une piqûre de bayonette.
Title (alt.):
This proves us that although this giant was a windbag, it's enough to take the air out of him with a pick of the bayonet.. Charivari
Description:
The "Colossus of the North" was just a hollow threat.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1854
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Conversation pieces
France--History--1848-1870
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 34 x 26.5 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/2898
Terms of Use:
Copyright restrictions may apply. For permission to copy or use this image, contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University Libraries. The following credit line must be included with each item used: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, October 26, 1854.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD2505