Title

'Ah! Que l'on est fier d'etre Francais', 1871. Artist: Anon

Caption

'Ah! Que l'on est fier d'etre Francais', 1871. Doesn't it make one proud to be French?, laments a caricature of Napoleon I, whose statue was toppled from its column in the Place de la Vendome by the Paris Communards on 8 May 1871. From a private collection.
Private collection

Date

1871

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B85_379

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,6Mb) / 12,2in x 16,0in / 3650 x 4790 (300dpi)

Keywords

people architecture politics country fall French France emperor monument statue color colour royal ruins ruin column pillar pillars location fallen century falling rebellion revolution royalty ruined cartoon metaphor downfall 19th century toppling 1870s nineteenth century Art Media fall from grace Paris Commune Napoleon Bonaparte I Napoleon Bonaparte caricature satire Anon Anonymous Napoleon l Bonaparte Napoleon Boney General Bonaparte Bonaparte General 1st Consul Bonaparte First Consul Bonaparte Bonaparte the Corsican Napoleon I Napoleone di Buonaparte Emperor Napoleon Napo satire caricature