THE EFFECT OF MACHINE GUNS - Lot 102

THE EFFECT OF MACHINE GUNS LE PETIT (Alfred). The Effect of Machine Guns. “The more the… mug goes into the fire, the sooner it breaks.” Plate from the *Actualités* series, No. 4. Caricature depicting a Prussian soldier violently struck by a barrage of bullets, his spiked helmet adorned with foliage and a bird. Black lithograph. Paris, F. Wentzel, Printer and Publisher, 65 Rue Saint-Jacques. Signed on the plate: A. Le Petit. A few foxing spots and minor soiling, mainly in the margins.

Estimate:£50.76

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