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Description: | signed J C B lower right in plate, J C Bougonnier 1915 41/45 lower right below image pencil
image: In the centre of the composition stands Kaiser Wilhelm II in declamatory pose. In full dress uniform, save for a
scarf tied around his face, head to chin, he holds his left arm raised towards the viewer, the forefinger of his hand extended; his right
hand holds the tip of a sabre blade, the massive hilt of which rests upon the ground. To his left hobbles the diminutive figure of the
Austro-Hungarian Emperor, Franz-Josef I who, bent double supports himself on sticks. On his own left stands a nonchalant and corpulent
Turk, extravagant whiskers, large stomach covered with an equal large sash supporting a pair of curved daggers, and even larger patterned
pantaloons. To the Kaiser's right stands a rotund and smiling Germania, her hair set in plaits and what appears to be a chatelaine's
equipment hanging from her waist. Behind her hovers the figure of a minister/diplomat complete with top hat and monocle : possibly the
German Chancellor, Bethman-Hollweg. The top of the composition is surmounted by the title, roughly etched in upper and lower case. The
'R' of MIRACLES is partially obscured. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Allegory satirical Wilhelm II Franz Josef I Bethmann-Hollweg Kaiser of Germany Imperial German Army Germania Mohammed V Theobald von artist's response Emperor portrait / personification Sultan of Turkey propaganda | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Bourgonnier, Claude Charles | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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