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Italian political cartoon shows Otto von Bismarck standing on the left with his arms spread wide and draped with a cape to obscure the view of statues in the "Salon Delle Republiche" gallery at a museum. Proceeding from the right in a line are six women labeled (from left to right) "Russia", "Germania", "Austria", "Italia", "Spagna", and "Grecia"; they pass statues labeled "Monarchia", "Feudalismo", and "Dispotismo". Bismarck tells the women not to look at the "democratiche" gallery because the statues will make them blush with shame.
Signed on stone in lower right corner.
Left side caption (Italian): Il Signor Tutore Tedesco Mie care, non guardate in questa sala! Vi sono delle statue democratiche, che ci fanno arrossire... di vergogna.
Right side caption (French): Monsieur le Tuteur Allemand Mes chères, ne regardez pas dans cette salle! Il y a des statues libérales qui nous font rougir... de honte.
Illus. from: Le perroquet, journal politique charivarique illustré colorié, 7me année dimanche 9 Mars 1879, n. 10 ; Supplemento al Papagallo, n. 10, anno VII.
Stamped on verso: Venie Abonnement / J. Baudet / Libraire Edr. Commissionnaire / 27 Rue St. Placide, Paris.
Letterpress newsprint of title page and back page printed on verso.
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
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