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| Picture No | 10700719 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Description | Hansi the caricaturist in French trenches, WW1 |
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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.
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| Source | Unattributed photograph in The Graphic, 11 December 1915 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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