THE FIREFIGHTERS OF NANTERRE - Lot 230

THE FIREFIGHTERS OF NANTERRE KLENCK, Paul. Current Events. Who would dare criticize the Nanterre Firefighters these days? Paris, Imp. Talons, [1871]. Colored satirical lithograph depicting a firefighter in full uniform, wearing a red corded helmet, in a theatrical pose. Signed P. Klenck. A popular caricature alluding to the Nanterre Firefighters, a recurring figure in 19th-century Parisian comic culture. Paper slightly browned, with a few foxing spots and small creases along the margins.

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