Colour caricature of a bald, mustached man in a white military tunic and sash, hands on hips, beside a table with a spiked helmet and map.

The ablest statesman in Europe, Vanity Fair caricature, 1870

A colour lithograph caricature from Vanity Fair, dated October 15, 1870, showing a bald, mustached man in a white military tunic with a grey-blue sash and gold epaulettes. He stands with hands on hips beside a table holding a spiked helmet and a map, against a pale tan background.

Artist: James Tissot
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Size: 2003 × 3200 px

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Public domain · James Tissot died 1902 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1902; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): James Tissot, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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