Laissons la d’abord donner a boire, nous la tuerons après (Let Her First Give Him a Drink, We Will Kill Her Afterward)

Francisque Poulbot

1879–1946

Laissons la d’abord donner a boire, nous la tuerons après (Let Her First Give Him a Drink, We Will Kill Her Afterward), 1914–1918

Where object was made: France

Material/technique: etching

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 118 x 314 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 4 5/8 x 12 3/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 172 x 401 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 6 3/4 x 15 13/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in

Credit line: Gift of Eric G. Carlson in honor of Stephen, Diane, Erica, Emily, and Caitlin Goddard

Accession number: 2004.0123

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Exhibition Label: "Machine in a Void: World War I & the Graphic Arts," Mar-2010, Steve Goddard Before the War, Poulbot established his career as an illustrator with cartoons of young Parisian children. When war was declared, his “street urchins” went to war as well, playing soldier and interacting with French and, in some cases, German troops. However, Poulbot was highly patriotic and gave his public exactly what they wanted during the war years, depicting healthy and courageous French soldiers and children in contrast with a highly negative view of the German forces. In this print, Poulbot shows a young French girl giving an injured German soldier a drink of water. Hiding in the tree line, a cluster of German soldiers plan to kill her when she is done helping their compatriot.