No. 4 Le Roi des Porcs

Item Info

Title:
No. 4 Le Roi des Porcs
Date:
1899
Creator:
Lenepveu, V.
Description:
Caricature of writer Émile Zola (1840-1902) as a pig, captioned "King of Pigs," sitting on a stack of his novels and painting excrement over the map of France. Zola helped expose the framing of Dreyfus in J'accuse, an open letter published in the Paris newspaper L'Aurore on January 13, 1898. Hand colored.
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Publisher:
[Paris] : Impr. G. Lenepveu, [1899-1900]
Language:
French
Extent:
26 x 20 in.
Digital Collection:
Musée des Horreurs
Provenance:
Posters in Musée des Horreurs were acquired by the Rubenstein Library as a purchase, 2011-2012.
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • duke:302134
  • mdhps01001008
  • ark:/87924/r4hh6cc8h
  • bd5df26d-8309-4032-9771-ba9a71918ddd
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