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Souvenirs De La Commune Par Léonce Schérer
Schérer, Léonce, born 1827 - died 1876 - Enlarge image
Souvenirs De La Commune Par Léonce Schérer
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
Paris (printed)
- Date:
1871 (printed)
- Artist/Maker:
Schérer, Léonce, born 1827 - died 1876 (caricaturist)
Barousse (lithographer) - Materials and Techniques:
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
- Museum number:
E.1797-1962
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case GG, shelf 205
Physical description
Print showing a woman covering her ears in the midst of a crowd of people singing. Print from a set of caricatures, broadsheets and illustrations in ten volumes. Each volume is half-bound in red leather, gold tooled and stamped with imperial emblems, title etc.
Place of Origin
Paris (printed)
Date
1871 (printed)
Artist/maker
Schérer, Léonce, born 1827 - died 1876 (caricaturist)
Barousse (lithographer)
Materials and Techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Marks and inscriptions
'Souvenirs De La Commune. No.11 Deforet & César, Edit. R. Nve. des Petits Champs, 64 Lith. Barousse, Paris.'
Lettered
'Jamais Paris n'a été si tranquille / Que sous la Commune.'
Lettered with caption
'L Schérer'
Signed
Descriptive line
'Jamais Paris n'a été si tranquille...' Satirical illustration by Léonce Schérer showing a woman covering her ears in the midst of a crowd of people singing. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1871.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Materials
Paper
Techniques
Lithography; Hand-colouring
Subjects depicted
Drummer; Drum; Soldiers; Children; Women; Trumpet; Trumpeter
Categories
Caricatures & Cartoons; Prints
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
