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Quante trappole! Que de piêges! Grossi
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Italian political cartoon shows a path through a rural village, here and there lined with fences and buildings, and traps of all sorts set in place by several men; along the upper right margin is a man labeled "Egitto" holding a noose while sitting on a building labeled "Canale Suez", across the path from him are two men labeled "Espana" and "Porto Callo" with a rope attached to a short post labeled "Gibilterra" on the opposite side of the path, behind them is a man with a fishing pole and large hook, leaning out a window in a building labeled "Italia Porta Eccellenti" and "Malta", on the lower left is Uncle Sam hiding in a kiosk labeled "America Buone Lane e Buon Cottone", which is behind a fence labeled "Yankee" from which projects a large bear trap labeled "Miniere" with a piece of "Oro" on it, and in the lower right foreground stands a Native American wearing a war bonnet and holding a war club and a peace pipe, in front of him is a sign labeled "India Zucchero", and at the near end of the path is a hole concealed with tree branches labeled "Trapola Indiana". At the far end of the path is a man labeled "Inglese", he holds knives in both hands; two men, one labeled "Zulos" and the other labeled "Afghan", tug on his arms; in the distance beyond them is a man with a club labeled "Russo" and to the right of him is a building labeled "Turchia", and on the left is a building labeled "Grecia Buon Vino" and "Arcipelago" with a dog wearing a fez, seated at an open door.
Signed on stone in lower right.
Left side caption (Italian): Tutti avrebbero un qualche rampone per trappolarlo; ma quel signore è ricco e destro, e li fa fallire sull' interesse e sul posto.
Right side caption (French): Tous ces gens-là auraient quelques crochets pour le prendre dans un piêge; mais ce monsieur est riche et très-adroit; c'est parce que, il leur fera manquer le coup pour l' intérêt et pour la place.
Illus. from: Le perroquet, journal politique charivarique illustré colorié, 7me année dimanche 18 Mai 1879, n. 20 ; Supplemento al Papagallo, n. 20.
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).
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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