This drawing depicts an allegorical scene featuring two figures labeled as "Guerre" and "Paix". The image shows the figure labeled "Guerre" on the left hitting a shuttlecock labeled "Europe" with a racket, while "Paix" on the right is prepared to receive it with another racket. Both figures wear flowing garments and "Guerre" holds a spear, while "Paix" carries an olive branch. Above the center shuttlecock is the word "Europe". The style of the drawing is reminiscent of 19th-century satirical caricature, emphasizing political allegory and the tension between war and peace over the future of Europe.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1869
- Medium
- lithograph on newsprint
- Dimensions
- 3499 × 3711 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original