Abstract

This Parisian caricature of Prussian King Wilhelm I – “S.S. Guillaume-le-Boucher” – is by the French artist A. Belloguet and dates from 1870. Among other references, it associates Wilhelm with “the law of the sword” and the death of fraternal relations among nations. The dream of a “united states of Europe” mentioned in the text at the bottom has disappeared in the midst of war.

“His Holiness, Wilhelm the Butcher” (1870)

A. Belloguet

Source

Source: “Seine Heiligkeit, Wilhelm der Schlächter” [“His Holiness, Wilhelm the Butcher”]. Print, caricature (1870) by A. Bellouget. French caricature of King Wilhelm I of Prussia.
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Recommended Citation

“His Holiness, Wilhelm the Butcher” (1870), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/forging-an-empire-bismarckian-germany-1866-1890/ghdi:image-1377> [April 23, 2024].

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