Title
Caricature showing Alfonso XIII as a wooden puppet, 1898
Caption
This will be an internal explosion bu Udo Keppler, 1872-1956, artist 1898. Print shows the child king Alfonso XIII as a wooden puppet slumped over on the 'Throne of Spain' with a clergyman standing next to him, and on the walls to the right are portrait paintings of 'Charles V, Ferdinand and Isabella, [and] Philip II'. On the left, an arm labelled 'Home Riots' reaches through the curtains with a torch to ignite a bomb labelled 'Anarchy' next to the throne.
Date
1898
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP16A00_167
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (6,2Mb) / 19,5in x 12,0in / 5849 x 3585 (300dpi)