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The Whole Earth Groaneth

Raemaekers, Louis, 1916, Chromolithograph
The Whole Earth Groaneth
The Whole Earth Groaneth
The Whole Earth Groaneth
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Item no
33047
Title
The Whole Earth Groaneth
Description
"Mairs quand la voix de Dieu Papela il se voyait seul sur la terre au milieu de fantomes tristes et sans nombre."

"In this cartoon the Kaiser seems to be as much overcome by his memories as by his isolation amid the phantoms of the slain. Perhaps he is recalling the historical saying of his father, Fredrick the Good:
'I hate the business of blood. You have never seen war. If you had ever seen it you had ever seen it you would not speak the word unmoved. I have seen it and I tell you it is a man's highest duty to avoid war if it by any means can be avoided'."
Artist / maker
Date
1916
Size
35.0 x 24.5 cm
Type
Chromolithograph
Location
Art and Design Library
Copyright
Louis Raemaekaers' drawings are reproduced by kind permission of the Louis Raemaekers Foundation.