Le due Susanne Grossi - Political cartoon, public domain image

Italian political cartoon shows, on the left, a woman labeled "Austra" sitting on a park bench between two men, on her left is Aleksandr Gorchakov labeled "Russo" and on her right is a man labeled "Inglese"; she is flirting with both men while surreptitiously holding hands with Otto von Bismarck who is standing behind the bench holding a newspaper labeled "Il Congress". Across the plaza, on the right, is a young woman labeled "Bulgaria" sitting alone on a bench; sitting on the opposite side of the bench are two men labeled "Serbia" and "Greco" who are leering at her. Two men representing Italy and France labeled "Frances" are hiding in the bushes behind a large ornamental planter, observing the proceedings. A large turtle, labeled "Quistione Della Pace" with an olive branch in its mouth, is making its way across the plaza toward the bench on the left.

Signed on stone in center.
Caption: Sempre cocotte la signorina! mentre si fa corteggiare dal diplomatico e dal marinaio Inglese, mantiene relazioni col Germanico: e le sue idee sarebbero di accalappiare i due timidi che guardano di buon viso alla Bulgaria.
Stamped on verso: Venie Abonnement / J. Baudet / Libraire Edr. Commissionnaire / 27 Rue St. Placide, Paris.
Illus. from: Le perroquet, journal politique charivarique illustré colorié, 6me année dimanche 9 Juin 1878, n. 23 ; Supplemento al Papagallo, n. 23, anno VI.
Letterpress newsprint of title page and back page printed on verso.
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).