La Leçon d'Équitation

Date: 1870s
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  • La Leçon d'Équitation
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  • The Riding Lesson
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  • 187X
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  • This is a political caricature related to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 or the Paris Commune of 1871. Imagerie de P. Didion, à Metz. (Unsigned work attributed to P. Didion.) Caption: "Quand Bismarck va-t-en campagne, petit, petit, petit galop! Quand Guillaume va-t-en campagne, grand, grand, grand galop!" Caption (English translation): "When Bismarck goes away to campaign, little, little little galop! When Guillaume goes away to campaign, big, big, big gallop!"
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  • Hand-colored lithograph
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  • 1968-001a, Drawer M.9, Item 547
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