MORSABEAU - Lot 240

MORSABEAU News. No. 52. The Hunt for the Prussians!!! Paris, Grognet, printer and publisher, 16 rue des Écoles; distributed by Madré, bookseller, rue du Croissant, [1870–1871]. Colored lithograph, signed “Morsabeau” on the plate. A French soldier, with a rifle and bayonet slung over his shoulder, carries several Prussian soldiers in his knapsack while others flee in the background. A sign proclaims: “The hunt is on!!!” Caption: “Come on, Prussians, just one more to make a dozen.” The Carnavalet Museum holds a copy of this print, which it attributes to Morsabeau, with Grognet as the printer and Madré as the publisher. Dimensions: approximately 38.8 × 28.5 cm. Paris Musées Collections Scattered foxing and small marginal tears.

Estimate:£25.34

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