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3 sheet panels vintage
caricature print titled "Wissembourg Officer". It is a well-known piece produced by the C. Burckardt company in Weissenburg (now Wissembourg), France, likely dating to the late 1800s or early 1900s.
Print Details
Manufacturer: C. Burckardt, Weissenburg, France.
Period: Produced between the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Style: A colorful stone lithograph print from a series featuring whimsical images of Alsatian characters and comical caricatures. These prints served various purposes, including educational charts, festival hall decorations, and puzzles.
Text: The text at the bottom, "Hurah dat de Bechergah kraach!", is likely in Alsatian dialect, a form of German spoken in the Alsace region. It roughly translates to an exclamation or cheer related to a drinking vessel ("Bechergah") breaking or clinking.
Subject: The print depicts an corpulent officer with an exaggerated large nose and a long queue hairstyle, holding a musket with a flower in the barrel, in a comical pose. Other prints in the series also feature drinking soldiers and various Alsatian characters. |
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