Baionnette Gallery

Clemenceau as a tiger, mauling Germany, an eagle

Cartoon on the cover of La Baionnette depicting the French Prime Minister, Georges Clemenceau, as a tiger and Germany, an eagle, as his prey. He was keen to obtain complete victory of Germany after World War One and ensured harsh penalties and reparations were paid out by the defeated nation.
1919

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Cartoon, Two precautions are better than one, WW1

Cartoon, Two precautions are better than one. A rich and fashionable young woman goes out with two escorts, a rich Swedish man and a rich Dutchman. They all seem blissfully unaffected by the ongoing war, though they may well have made money from it. Date: 1917

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Cartoon, The Throne, WW1

Cartoon, The Throne. Showing the leaders of the four Central Powers gathered round the Austrian throne. Seated on the throne itself are the German Kaiser Wilhelm II (left) and Charles I of Austria (Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Marie, right), who succeeded Emperor Franz Joseph in 1916 (seen here in the form of a rug under their feet). Seated on either side are King Ferdinand of Bulgaria (left) and Mehmed V of Turkey (right). Wilhelm and Charles are squashed together on the throne -- Wilhelm says: If it's a bit of a tight fit, I'll bring you a little chair. Date: 1917

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