Cher papa et chère maman!, Amédée de Noé, 1846

Plate 21: satire on the french conquest of algeria showing a young soldiers sitting on the ground, writing a letter to his parents and telling them about the 'influent chief' he has just captured - in fact a black child, who sits on the right, looking at the viewer; two tents in the background. 1846 hand-coloured lithograph. Date: 1846. Dimensions: Height: 191 mm (image size); Width: 230 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Cher papa et chère maman! (BM 1989,0128.86)