French Cartoons from the Franco Prussian War

Dates for some of these cartoons are not available, but I have arranged them in what I suspect is rough chronological order.

French soldier informs a German soldier that he is too short to cross the Rhine.

 

German solider looks over a wall at a sign that warns that there are wolf traps in France

French soldier says: "Not five minutes since I started, and the war is already over. I must have turned the crank too fast."

 

French solider holds baby German soldier, who is pulling his moustache. The Frenchman says "Don't touch!"

A French solider from 1870 sees an apparition of his counterpart from the Napoleon wars.

Caption: "Each his own turn."

Honoré Daumier, 1870

The Nightmare of M. Bismarck -- "Thank you"

Honoré Daumier, 1870

"The Empire is Peace" -- Reference to a comment by Napoleon near the bee ginning of his reign

Honoré Daumier, 1870

 

"Horrified by the Legacy"

Honoré Daumier, January 1871

German eagle tearing at the French Prometheus

Honoré Daumier, February 1871

 

 

 

The Peace: An Idyll

Honoré Daumier, February 1871