Title

'Les Types de la Commune', 1875

Caption

A member of the 1848 French mobile guard. A veteran symbolising the legacy of revolutionary traditions within the Commune, shown here in a negative light through the man's rough and archaic appearance.


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

Date

1875

Credit line

Photo12/Pierre Pitrou

Reference

PTR26A00_037

License type

Rights managed

Available size

28.9Mb (2.3Mb) / 8.9in x 12.6in / 2673 x 3780 (300dpi)

Keywords

Engraving Illustration 19th century Press Le Figaro Paris Commune Anti communards Conservative Bourgeois press Moral order Insurrection History of France French 1870 1871 Costume Protagonist Uniform Caricature Criticism Irony Brutality Violence Smoking pipe Tobacco Smoking Smoker