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The three horsemen / Henry Simon. – Vintage Wall Art

The three horsemen / Henry Simon., [between 1939 and 1950] — antique lithograph
The three horsemen / Henry Simon., [between 1939 and 1950]. Antique lithograph from the Horses collection.

(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.)

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Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Hideki Tōjō appear together in this caricature lithograph, whose title, "The three horsemen," recalls the biblical Four Horsemen and casts the Axis leaders as riders bound for ruin. Henry Simon signed it in pencil and initialed the stone, so the drawing was made directly on the lithographic plate, a method well suited to quick, pointed political comment. It dates from the Second World War, when Germany, Italy and Japan fought as the Axis powers, and satirical images like this one served as both wartime commentary and propaganda.

Created / published[between 1939 and 1950]
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreLithographs 1930-1950.Caricatures 1930-1950.
NotesSigned in pencil and initialled on stone.
SubjectsHitler, Adolf,--1889-1945. Tōjō, Hideki,--1884-1948. Mussolini, Benito,--1883-1945. World War, 1939-1945--Axis.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,439 × 1,148 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219180

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