1914! Les Assassins! – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with 1914! Les Assassins!, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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1914! Les Assassins!
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Its title, *1914! Les Assassins!*, translates to "1914! The Murderers!" and casts the German emperor, shown alongside eagles, a symbol of imperial Germany, as the culprit of the war that began that year. Maurice Neumont signed the lithograph in 1914, and the stone bears a dedication to Hansi, the Alsatian caricaturist whose anti-German drawings were widely reproduced in France during the war. Posters like this one were part of a broader French effort to rally public opinion by vilifying the enemy's leadership.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 49 x 32 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: 1914! The murderers! Signed: Maurice Neumont 1914. Artists inscription on stone: A mon brave ami Hansi. Promotional goal: Fr. J49. 1914. Item is no. 151 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. AGE · United States. Resettlement Administration publisher. |
| Subjects | Propaganda--French--1910-1920. Emperors--German--1910-1920. Eagles--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,793 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 737_1914_Les_Assassins_1914 |
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