No. 6 Le Traître!

Item Info

Title:
No. 6 Le Traître!
Date:
1899
Creator:
Lenepveu, V.
Description:
Caricature of Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935) as a six-headed serpent pierced by a dagger which bears the sign, "the traitor." Dreyfus, the figure at the center of the Dreyfus Affair, was a jew and a captain in the French Army. He was falsely convicted of treason, tortured, and exiled for allegedly selling French military intelligence to the Germans in 1895. In 1906, an appeals court pronounced Dreyfus' innocence and he was re-instated in the army and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. Hand colored.
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Publisher:
[Paris] : Impr. G. Lenepveu, [1899-1900]
Language:
French
Extent:
26 x 20 in.
Digital Collection:
Musée des Horreurs
Provenance:
Posters in Musée des Horreurs were acquired by the Rubenstein Library as a purchase, 2011-2012.
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • duke:302136
  • mdhps01001010
  • ark:/87924/r4n87361s
  • 848437a8-f0a9-48a4-96f7-896c71ad3a97
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