Title

'Elle' 1871. Artist: Anon

Caption

'Elle' 1871. Cartoon depicting an allegorical figure representing the Paris Commune becoming entwined in the coils of a snake with the face of Adolphe Thiers, President of the French Third Republic. Thiers was responsible for ordering the bloody suppression of the Commune in May 1871. From a private collection.
Private collection

Date

1871

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B86_401

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,4Mb) / 11,2in x 17,3in / 3365 x 5195 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal female women woman people politics country French France naked nude reptile coiled snake color colour location century rebellion president revolution lady concept coil serpent nudity cartoon entangled politician nakedness 19th century 1870s allegorical figure nineteenth century statesman Art Media Paris Commune Third Republic Louis Adolphe Thiers caricature satire Allegory Anon Anonymous Thiers Louis Adolphe Allegory satire caricature