HADOL — “THE NEW EMPEROR OF GERMANY” - Lot 123

HADOL — “THE NEW EMPEROR OF GERMANY” HADOL (Paul). The New Emperor of Germany. Paris, available at Duclaux, 21 Place du Château-d’Eau, [1871]. Colored satirical lithograph depicting William I, proclaimed German Emperor at Versailles in January 1871, seated on a throne and crushed by a gigantic imperial crown. Handwritten caption printed on the lithograph: “An emperor’s crown like that is all well and good, but…”. Signed “Hadol” on the plate. Paper slightly browned, with a few small marks.

Estimate:£67.69

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