[Caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm as Devil] – Historic Print
![[Caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm as Devil], 1915 — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9f/9fe53f2fa156-L.webp)
(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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This vintage poster of [Caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm as Devil] brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm as Devil]
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Wilhelm II appears here cast as a devil in this 1915 Russian poster, titled "Enemy of Humanity" in translation. Wartime posters like it were printed in large numbers to rally support and present the German emperor as a moral threat rather than simply a rival monarch. This example reproduces a lithograph issued by I.D. Sytina of Moscow, a publisher known for popular printed sheets in the tradition of cheap illustrated broadsides. Its color and blunt caricature offer a useful view of how Russian audiences were encouraged to see the enemy during the war.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Caricatures 1910-1920.Posters Russian 1910-1920.Photomechanical prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title translated: Enemy of humanity. Reproduction of lithograph by I.D. Sytina, Moscow. |
| Subjects | William--II,--German Emperor,--1859-1941. Demons--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,148 × 1,449 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218861 |
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