The history of the nineteenth century in caricature . • ^ffly E^Tfe-— ,jfc,« iC^ssss^^^ -^ ^^T™-*l T^y^feJ^ H ^^S^s^, ?—•* J TO BE OR NOT TO Gill. fides regretfully to Napoleon: Well, Ive done my they must smash each other, they must. And the FrenchEmperor says in a gleeful aside: And someone may pickup the pieces! The same figure of speech is further de-veloped in a later cartoon which appeared in August, duringthe negotiations for peace. Napoleon III., in the guise ofa ragpicker, is being warned off the Konigstrasse by Bis- 202 CENTURY IN CARICATURE marck: Pardon, mon ami, but
The history of the nineteenth century in caricature . • ^ffly E^Tfe-— ,jfc,« iC^ssss^^^ -^ ^^T™-*l T^y^feJ^ H ^^S^s^, ?—•* J TO BE OR NOT TO Gill. fides regretfully to Napoleon: Well, Ive done my they must smash each other, they must. And the FrenchEmperor says in a gleeful aside: And someone may pickup the pieces! The same figure of speech is further de-veloped in a later cartoon which appeared in August, duringthe negotiations for peace. Napoleon III., in the guise ofa ragpicker, is being warned off the Konigstrasse by Bis- 202 CENTURY IN CARICATURE marck: Pardon, mon ami, but we really cant allow youto pick up anything here; and Nap. the Chiffonnier rejoins: Pray, dont mention it, Msieu! Its not of theslightest consequence. After the battle of Sadowa, Austria accepted readily theoffer of the French Emperor to bring about a suspension ofhostilities, the Emperor of Austria agreeing to cede Venetia,which was handed over to France, as a preliminary to itscession to Italy. Tenniel pictured this event in a cartoon. ACHILLES IN Gill. showing Napoleon acting as the temporary keeper of theLion of St. Marks. Bismarck was now becoming a conspicu-ous figure in European politics, and his rivalry to Napoleonis shown in a Punch cartoon entitled Rival Arbiters, whichappeared about this time. CENTURY IN CARICATURE 203 The growing spirit of discontent in France during theyear or two immediately preceding the Franco-Prussian Warwas made the subject of some excellent Punch cartoons. Oneof these, called Easing the Curb, appeared in July, imperial rule was gradually becoming unpopular, andthe opposition gaining in strength and boldness. The Em-
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