Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
"Taylor et ses Nourrissons" |
Object Name |
Lithograph |
Object ID |
2010.040.022 |
Description |
"Taylor et ses Nourrissons"[Taylor and his Infants/new born babies, by Gibet], France from "Le Pilori" No 49, 27 March 1887, editor Armand Mariotte A balding man with glasses and a black cap sits on a chair feeding a swaddled man-baby. Beside him kneels five more man-babies, waiting to be fed. The man baby wears a cap, a knotted neck kerchief, and a cord strong with two knives, set of keys, and a gun, depicting an assassin. The other babies in line wear similar weapons around them. The man Taylor with his other hand, holds high up a bottle of liquid that feeds the baby through a tube connected to a pacifier stuffing the mouth of the baby. On the bottle says: "Biberon de sureté pour assassins, J. G. & Cie" [Feeding bottle of safety/security for assassins] [Policeman's nursing bottle for murderers] Biberon = feeding bottle De sureté = safety or security = police. Below the imagery, "Documents Authentique" and list of dates with names of those assassinated between January 1886 through March 1887. At bottom, it says [read on the fourth page the curious documents on the Army of Crime]. In this issue of "Le Pilori" the editor is blaming the police and those in charge for their ineptitude in controlling the escalating violence in society; his editorial and other stories expand on this accusation. The cartoon implies that Hippolyte-Ernest-August Taylor, chief of police, is not only babying but even feeding assassins. Taylor was chef de la surete when t his cartoon was published (3 Dec 1885 to 14 Nov 1887). |
Artist |
Gibet |
Date |
1887 |
Dimensions |
H-22.5 W-13.75 inches |
Medium |
Lithograph |
Collection |
William Helfand Collection |
Search Terms |
Infants Posters Lithographs Nineteenth century |
Provenance |
Gift of William Helfand, 2010 |