MY LITTLE NEPHEW - Lot 238

MY LITTLE NEPHEW VERNIER (Charles). MY LITTLE NEPHEW. Paris, A. Mordret, publisher, 8 rue Poulet, 1871, no. 17. Colored lithograph signed and dated in the stone Ch. Vernier 1871. A man leads his young nephew to a stall displaying dolls and puppets depicting various political and military figures. Caption: “Come on, kid, your uncle’s here—Pick one, take them all. Just take whichever one you like… And the child, in a bitter voice, says: ‘Among all these, (Repeat) I see nothing that could please me…’” ” A witty satire of the French political landscape in the aftermath of the 1870 war. Condition: generally good condition; paper slightly yellowed; small tears and marginal wear; old pencil annotations.

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