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  • La Horde; L'Active, La Landvvehr, La Landsturm, Le Service Auxiliare La Horde; L'Active, La Landvvehr, La Landsturm, Le Service Auxiliare

    (art) Made by: Frébet, Renè

    image: caricatures of the leaders of the Central Powers riding toy horses on wheels, which pull along toy field guns. At the head of the line is Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany, characterised as 'L'Active', followed by his father, the Kaiser Wilhelm II...

  • Les Petits Chevaux; Faites vos jeux!.....Les mises sont faites?...Rien ne va plus!!! Les Petits Chevaux; Faites vos jeux!.....Les mises sont faites?...Rien ne va plus!!!

    (art) Made by: Frébet, Renè

    image: caricatures of the leaders of the Central Powers with toy horses on wheels, the horses appearing tired and lame. From left to right are: Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany, the Kaiser Wilhelm II, the elderly Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary and a...

  • Guillaume II, l'impérial cabotin [Wilhelm II, the imperial show-off] Guillaume II, l'impérial cabotin [Wilhelm II, the imperial show-off]

    (art) Made by: Barrère, Adrien

    image: a depiction of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, wearing full military uniform, being bombarded with various items, including fruit, vegetables and a boot.

  • L'araignée: Ou las tu donc mon fils? Lui: A Paris chercher 30 milliards! L'araignée: hum, ne t'y fies pas mon enfant, Bazaine
est mort depuis longtemps L'araignée: Ou las tu donc mon fils? Lui: A Paris chercher 30 milliards! L'araignée: hum, ne t'y fies pas mon enfant, Bazaine est mort depuis longtemps

    (art) Made by: Schluter, G

    image: a caricatured Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, seated on a toy horse that pulls a military drum and a small cannon, moves towards a border sign marked 'Frontiere'. Above him Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary is depicted as a spider in a web. The...

  • L'allemagne prouve la sympathié et son amitié pour les neutres, en les récompensant L'allemagne prouve la sympathié et son amitié pour les neutres, en les récompensant

    (art) Made by: Schluter, G

    image: a caricatured Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany presents an Iron Cross to a politician of a neutral country, who holds out his top hat in front of him. The Kaiser is depicted with his typical distinctive moustache and an upturned nose, a reference to...

  • Mélancolie [Melancholy] Mélancolie [Melancholy]

    (art) Made by: Domergue, Georges 1915

    image: To the left of centre of the composition, the German Kaiser, Wilhelm II and his son, Crown Prince Wilhelm (Little Willy), both in profile looking to the right. The Crown Prince is in the foreground, seated upon a milestone which bears the legend...

  • La fin d'un regne vu Une récompense bien méritee La fin d'un regne vu Une récompense bien méritee

    (art) Made by: Schluter, G

    image: a caricatured Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, with his distinctive moustache and wearing a pickelhaube, is beaten by the female figure of Europa. She beats him in the way a parent would strike a naughty child, holding him up with one arm and hitting...

  • Les Atrocités Allemandes (40) [German Artocities - 40] Les Atrocités Allemandes (40) [German Artocities - 40]

    (art) Made by: Domergue, Jean-Gabriel 1915-05

    image: Drafting across the composition from left to right is Kaiser Wilhelm II, draped in an exaggeratedly long ermine robe which sweeps the ground and trails behind him. His head is turned to the left staring in horror at the ground, his left hand...

  • Les Atrocités Allemandes (12) [German Artocities - 12 ] Les Atrocités Allemandes (12) [German Artocities - 12 ]

    (art) Made by: Domergue, Jean-Gabriel 1915-02

    image: In the centre of the composition stands a German officer; booted, in greatcoat and cap, he holds a smoking revolver in his right hand. His sleeves are rolled up. His flushed face is contorted in a maniacal grim, thin moustaches waxed upward, a...

  • Les Atrocités Allemandes (10) [German Artocities - 10 ] Les Atrocités Allemandes (10) [German Artocities - 10 ]

    (art) Made by: Domergue, Jean-Gabriel 1915-02

    image: In the foreground of the composition to the right sits a German infantryman in profile, in his hand, a revolver (unidentified). Behind him, standing, are three of his comrades holding rifles, their bayonets fixed. The first and shortest of the...

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