“LE PAPA FRITZ” / SCENE WITH EMPRESS AUGUSTA - Lot 12

“LE PAPA FRITZ” / SCENE WITH EMPRESS AUGUSTA [HADOL, Paul, attributed to]. [Le papa Fritz. Scene with Empress Augusta]. Paris, on sale at Duclaux, 21 Place du Château-d’Eau; Printed by Coulbœuf, [1870–1871]. A colored satirical lithograph depicting a woman in a full-length gown, smoking on a sofa, facing a young soldier in uniform. The caption features Augusta, Queen of Prussia and later German Empress, and colloquially refers to “your dad” and “your Uncle Wilhelm.” A French caricature related to the Prussian royal family during the Franco-Prussian War. Hand-colored. An old pencil annotation in the upper left corner. A few creases, small foxing spots, and slightly browned paper.

Estimation:€80

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