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“L’aigle déplumé! . . .” (The Bald Eagle!)
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This caricature of Napoleon III (1808–1873), the last monarch of France, was made after the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), when Napoleon was being held in captivity in…

Contributor:

Alphonse Lévy

Places:

Paris, France

Date:

1870–1871

Subjects:

Print, Art, Government, Humor, Politics

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Decorative Arts, Print & Book Culture
Print depicting a man's head wearing helmet on an eagle's body chained to a perch and French caption.
Advertisement for Vienna Men’s Chorus and Comedy Quartet
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This advertisement for a performance at the Villa Colona in Berlin of the Vienna Men’s Chorus and Comedy Quartet, under the direction of Nathan Schwarz, depicts four men in traditional Hasidic costume…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Berlin, Germany

Date:

1882

Subjects:

Art, Music, Performing arts, Humor

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Advertisements, Performing Arts
Page with German text and drawing of four men in a row.
Kantorzysta: Polka na fortepiano, op. 68
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This sheet music is for a humorous song in the style of a polka, an example of the popular music that Warsaw composer Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld was famous for.

Contributor:

Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

ca. 1870

Subjects:

Music, Print, Art, Humor

Categories:

Performing Arts, Theater/Drama, Opera
Page of Polish text with central figure in hat and moustache.