Adrien Barrere (French, 1877-1931), Caricature of Queen Victoria as Fetus

Circa 1897, plaster with applied blue pigment, inscribed "A. Barrere" the posterior figure, preserved within a glass jar with cork stopper.

Plaster 5 1/8 x 3 x 3 in; cloche 7 1/4 x 4 x 4 in.

Exhibited: Breaking the Mold: Sculpture in Paris from Daumier to Rodin, Jane Vorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 23, 2005–March 12, 2006.

Adrien Barrère (Adrien Baneux) began his early career studying law and medicine. Adrien's interests shifted toward illustration, and he became well known for his caricatures of leading historical and society figures within Paris and Europe during the Belle Époque period. Similar in style to Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), Barrère designed a large number of posters for Parisian cinemas and Grand Guignol. His poster with caricatures of the Paris Medical Faculty, the original of which is held at University of Rouen, were among his most popular. In 1912, the journal Le Courrier Cinématographique described him as "Pathé’s man of the hour and designer of more than two hundred posters of unfettered verve and imagination."

Glass with area of loss to upper rim (some remnants