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85/1269-11 Cigarette card (1 of 52), part of set, 'King Albert's answer to the Pope / No.23', 'Raemaekers War Cartoons', Allied propaganda, paper / ink, original pictorial designed by Louis Raemaekers, reproduced and issued by Carreras Limited, distributed with Black Cat Cigarettes, London / Montrea. Click to enlarge.
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Black Cat cigarette card No 23

A Black Cat cigarette card from the Raemaekers War Cartoons set featuring Allied propaganda. This card front features a coloured cartoon of the seated Pope listening to King Albert of Belgium. The description on the reverse is headed with, 'Lest we Forget', titled, 'No.23 - King Albert's answer to the Pope: "With him who broke his word, devastated my country, burned my villages, destroyed by towns, desecrated my churches, and murdered my people, I will not make peace before he is expelled from …

This object is part of

85/1269 Set of cigarette cards (52), 'Raemaekers War Cartoons', Allied propaganda, paper / ink, original pictorial designed by Louis Raemaekers, reproduced and issued by Carreras Limited, distributed with Black Cat Cigarettes, London / Montreal, England / Canada, 1916-1918
Set of Allied propaganda Black Cat cigarette cards
1916-1918

Summary

Object No.

85/1269-11

Object Statement

Cigarette card (1 of 52), part of set, 'King Albert's answer to the Pope / No.23', 'Raemaekers War Cartoons', Allied propaganda, paper / ink, original pictorial designed by Louis Raemaekers, reproduced and issued by Carreras Limited, distributed with Black Cat Cigarettes, London / Montreal, England / Canada, 1916-1918

Physical Description

A Black Cat cigarette card from the Raemaekers War Cartoons set featuring Allied propaganda. This card front features a coloured cartoon of the seated Pope listening to King Albert of Belgium. The description on the reverse is headed with, 'Lest we Forget', titled, 'No.23 - King Albert's answer to the Pope: "With him who broke his word, devastated my country, burned my villages, destroyed by towns, desecrated my churches, and murdered my people, I will not make peace before he is expelled from my country and punished for his crimes"', and followed by, 'THE heroic attitude of King Albert of Belgium has been one of the great features of the war, and this monarch has won imperishable fame by his gallant conduct and the leadership of his army against the common enemy.'.

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Short URL

https://ma.as/27439

Dimensions

Height

68 mm

Width

36 mm

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Black Cat cigarette card No 23 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/27439>

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{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/27439 |title=Black Cat cigarette card No 23 |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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