Paris
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Satirical print in which a woman (symbolising Paris) stands holding a flag, as men fire guns over a wall at Adolphe Thiers and Jules Favre, in Prussian helmets, as they approach with the regular army to crush the Commune. On the reverse of the print is the lower part of E.1399-1962. 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.
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Title | Paris (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
Brief description | 'Paris'. Satirical illustration by W. Aléxis in which a woman (symbolising Paris) stands holding a flag, as men fire guns over a wall at Adolphe Thiers and Jules Favre. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
Physical description | Satirical print in which a woman (symbolising Paris) stands holding a flag, as men fire guns over a wall at Adolphe Thiers and Jules Favre, in Prussian helmets, as they approach with the regular army to crush the Commune. On the reverse of the print is the lower part of E.1399-1962. 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. |
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Gallery label | W. Alexis
Paris demands municipal freedom. Thiers and Favre, in Prussian helmets, approach with the regular army to crush the Commune and regain control of the capital.
Lithograph, coloured by hand. E.1398-1962(27/05/1971-10/10/1971) |
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Accession number | E.1398-1962 |
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Record created | February 11, 2009 |
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