Hansi the caricaturist in French trenches, WW1
Jean-Jacques Waltz (23 February 1873, Colmar - 10 June 1951), also known as Oncle Hansi, or simply Hansi ('little John') French artist of Alsatian origin pictured in a French trench in 1915. He was a staunch pro-French activist, and is famous for his cute drawings, some of which contain harsh critiques of the Germans of the time. He was also a French hero of both the 1st and the 2nd World Wars. At the outbreak of war, he was imprisoned for his caricatures of German soldiers and policemen
Picture No
13989550
Media ID
45686972
Size
4582px x 6415px
(3.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Graphic, 11 December 1915
Date
1915
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