Title
'The Ruins of the Tuileries Palace after the Commune of 1871', 1877. Artist: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
Caption
'The Ruins of the Tuileries Palace after the Commune of 1871', 1877. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards, rebelled against the policies of the conservative government formed after the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The uprising was sparked by the government's attempt to take possession of the National Guard's cannons. The regular army and the government were forced to withdraw from the city to Versailles. The left-wing regime of the Commune held sway in Paris for two months until government troops retook the city in bloody fighting in May 1871. During the suppression of the Commune, the Communards set fire to the Tuileries. Found in the collection of the Musée Antoine Vivenel, Compiègne.
Date
1877
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images
Reference
HRM19D91_128
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
30,4Mb (2,7Mb) / 8,7in x 13,6in / 2604 x 4083 (300dpi)