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| Les Silhouettes de 187 Par Moloch B. Colomb, 1871 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
Here, we see a print from 1871 print which, naturally, depicts the devil holding up a sheet with lettering on it. The image is from a set of caricatures, broadsheets and illustrations in ten volumes which are half-bound in red leather, gold tooled and stamped with French imperial emblems (of Napoleon III), and titles.
The images are the work of the illustrator B. Colomb (1849-1909--known as “Moloch”), a well-respected caricaturist. Barousse served as the printer.
The
drawing is meant to represent “Faustin”--pseudonym of the artist Faustin Betbeder
(born 1847) who was known for producing unflattering illustrations of those
involved in the Franco-Prussian War. It is hand-water-colored.
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