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Description: | 27/50 F. Gottlob
F. Gottlob 1915
image: a blind Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany carries a paralysed and elderly Emperor Franz-Josef I of Austria on his back,
leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake in the French city of Rheims. The two figures represent the alliance of the two
nations in war against France, blood dripping from the gloved hand of the Kaiser. They appear to be about to step into a black hole. Behind
them the ground is littered with bodies and Rheims cathedral, with red cross flags flying from its towers in an attempt to save it from
bombardment, has been set ablaze. The destruction of Rheims cathedral was commonly used in French propaganda to suggest wanton German
cultural vandalism. The macabre nature of this print also serves to emphasise the supposed barbarity of the Central Powers. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Death Wilhelm II Emperor Architecture looting / destruction Franz Josef I First World War Propaganda Royalty Kaiser of Germany Atrocities and War Crimes | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Gottlob, Fernand Louis | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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