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Règne De La Terreur 1871

Print
1871 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print with a series of scenes depicting events from the Paris Commune. At the centre of the sheet are two female figures, one of whom, representing the Paris Commune, lies dead. 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.

Object details

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Object type
TitleRègne De La Terreur 1871 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph on paper
Brief description
'Règne De La Terreur 1871'. Print with a series of scenes depicting events from the Paris Commune. Lithograph, France, 1871.
Physical description
Print with a series of scenes depicting events from the Paris Commune. At the centre of the sheet are two female figures, one of whom, representing the Paris Commune, lies dead. 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.
DimensionsThe prints in this series are described in the accession record as being of various sizes.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Règne De La Terreur 1871 / Guerre Civile Insurrection de Paris / Du 18 Mars 1871 Au 28 Mai / Ruines De Paris / Les Décrets Et Derniers Documents De La Commune'

    Note
    Lettered



  • Note
    Each scene lettered with caption, etc.

Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.1716-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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