Title
'Les Types de la Commune', 1875
Caption
Left: Colonel Louis Assi, delegate for war munitions.
Depicted with pride and authority, he embodies the proud figure responsible for weapons and munitions, in a neat uniform.
Centre: Colonel Gustave Genton, commander of the Place Vendôme battalions.
Depicted with a confident and strict posture.
Right: Commander Durassier,
senior naval officer . Depicted with a stern face, he caricatures the rigid posture of command.
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_008
License type
Rights managed
Available size
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