THE PRUSSIANS BEFORE THE ATTACK - Lot 233

THE PRUSSIANS BEFORE THE ATTACK KLENCK, Paul. The Prussians Before the Attack. Paris, Saillant éditeur, rue du Croissant; Imp. Coulbœuf, passage du Caire, [1870–1871]. Colored satirical lithograph depicting Prussian soldiers approaching a fortification named “Valérien,” while a French defender taunts them from atop the fort. Caption: “Come on, try my plums, my little children.” A reference to the Mont-Valérien Fort during the Siege of Paris. Signed P. Klenck. Paper slightly browned, with a few creases and foxing spots.

Estimation:€60

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