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Satirical illustration by Faustin Betbder in which Victor Hugo is shown holding a book and quill pen, while Napoleon III is chained to a cannon ball.  Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Lambert, Susan, <u>The Franco-Prussian War and The Commune in Caricature 1870-71: catalogue of a collection of prints in the possession of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Victoria and Albert Museum</u>, London, V&A, 1971","id":"AUTH353267"},"details":"","free":""},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"<u>Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962</u>. 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