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Caricature of a man sinking in water holding up a newspaper, a helmeted figure watching from the shore, caption Au secours.

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Au secours. Paris Musées 20230818170025, Jean-Louis Forain (1898), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A lithographic cover of the satirical periodical Psst.! shows a man sinking into churning water while raising a rolled newspaper above the surface. A figure in a spiked helmet and long cloak stands on a distant shore, watching. The caption below reads "Au secours.!" and the print is signed by Jean-Louis Forain, dated 1898.

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