Title

'Les Types de la Commune', 1875

Caption

Left: The Return of the Bastion. An ironic depiction of a group of national guardsmen leaving a fortified position in a theatrical manner. This suggests the amateurism of these improvised fighters.

Centre: Artilleryman responsible for aiming a cannon, symbolising the dangerous popular militarisation of the Commune.
Right: En route to Versailles. A group of women leaving Paris, symbolising both the misery caused by the Commune and the supposed responsibility of its supporters.


Colour illustrations from a series of 12 plates published in Le Figaro's album "Les Type de la Commune" (Paris Commune). 1875 edition illustrated by Bertall and Henri Monnier.

Date

1875

Credit line

Photo12/Pierre Pitrou

Reference

PTR26A00_003

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73,7Mb (6,0Mb) / 20,6in x 13,9in / 6178 x 4168 (300dpi)

Keywords

Engraving Illustration 19th century Press Le Figaro Paris Commune Anti communards Conservative Bourgeois press Moral order History of France French 1870 1871 Costumes Characters Protagonists Uniform Insurrection Irony Caricature Exodus Leaving Fleeing Poverty Misery Weapons Artillery Fighters Amateurism Amateurs Criticism