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Carolingian The new aspirant / Keppler., Political Cartoon

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Print shows a scruffy man labeled "Russia" carrying a rope and attempting to set a ladder against a pillar labeled "Supremacy" topped with a statue of "Britannia"; at the base of the pillar is a pile of fallen statues labeled "Alexander, Napoleon, Charles V, Charles the Great, [and] Caesar".

Illus. from Puck, v. 43, no. 1115, (1898 July 20), centerfold.

Copyright 1898 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, introduced the subject of colored lithography in 1818. Printers in other countries, such as France and England, were also started producing color prints. The first American chromolithograph—a portrait of Reverend F. W. P. Greenwood—was created by William Sharp in 1840. Chromolithographs became so popular in American culture that the era has been labeled as "chromo civilization". During the Victorian times, chromolithographs populated children's and fine arts publications, as well as advertising art, in trade cards, labels, and posters. They were also used for advertisements, popular prints, and medical or scientific books.

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alexander the great 356 c 323 c napoleon emperor of the french charles holy roman emperor charlemagne emperor 742 814 caesar julius britannia symbolic character sculpture rulers optimism cartoons commentary chromolithographs color periodical illustrations aspirant keppler bonaparte julius caesar political cartoons vintage images ladders ladder russian empire russia prints 19th century napoleon bonaparte 18th century history of russia udo j keppler ultra high resolution high resolution carolingian holy roman empire carolingian renaissance statue library of congress
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01/01/1898
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Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956, artist
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Chromolithographs

Chromolithograph is printed by multiple applications of lithographic stones, each using a different color ink.
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alexander the great 356 c 323 c napoleon emperor of the french charles holy roman emperor charlemagne emperor 742 814 caesar julius britannia symbolic character sculpture rulers optimism cartoons commentary chromolithographs color periodical illustrations aspirant keppler bonaparte julius caesar political cartoons vintage images ladders ladder russian empire russia prints 19th century napoleon bonaparte 18th century history of russia udo j keppler ultra high resolution high resolution carolingian holy roman empire carolingian renaissance statue library of congress