Accession number
PML 141321-24
Creator
Darjou, Alfred-Henri, 1832-1874.
Published
[Paris] : [Maison Martinet], [ca. 1860-1869]
Notes
At foot of plates: "Lith. Destouches; Maison Martinet."
Binder's title: Lithographies de Darjou pour le Charivari.
Prints comprising these volumes have been cataloged individually.
Binder's title: Lithographies de Darjou pour le Charivari.
Prints comprising these volumes have been cataloged individually.
Description
4 v. ([337] prints) : lithographs ; 37 cm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Collection of 337 lithographs by Alfred-Henri Darjou; chiefly social and political satires originally issued in the journal Charivari during the 1860's on such topics as the American Civil War; Prussian militarism and conflicts relating to the unification of Germany, such as the Schleswig-Holstein War; the unification of Italy; the January uprising in Poland; and the French occupation of Mexico; as well as various military enagagements by the national powers of France, England, Prussia, Austria, Turkey, and Russia during this period. Plates issued "sur blanc", without text on verso.
Binding
1/4 brown pebble-grain cloth and decorated boards.
Classification
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