Le Départ De La Commune

Physical description

Print in which Death rides on a horse through the burning streets of Paris. 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

France (printed)

Date

1870-1871 (printed)

Artist/maker

Renaux, Ed (caricaturist)
Barousse (printer)

Materials and Techniques

Hand-coloured lithograph on paper

Marks and inscriptions

'Deforet & César, Editeurs, R. Nve. des Petits-Champs, 64. Lith. Barousse, à Paris. Le Départ De La Commune.'
'Marcia'

Dimensions

Height: 37.4 cm, Width: 26 cm

Object history note

Provenance unknown.

Descriptive line

'Le Départ De La Commune' Satirical illustration by Ed Renaux in which Death rides on a horse through the burning streets of Paris. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Lambert, Susan. The Franco-Prussian War and The Commune in Caricature 1870-71. catalogue of a collection of prints in the possession of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1971.
The full text of the entry is as follows:

'132
LE DÉPART DE LA COMMUNE

Renaux, Ed. (‘Marcia’)
Signed Marcia. Lettered Deforet & César, Editeurs, R. Nve. des Petits-Champs, 64. Lith. Barousse, à Paris. Lithograph and colour stencil. 14¾ x 10¼ in. (37.4 x 26 cm.). E.1905-1962

At first, only buildings which jeopardized the Commune's defence were fired. But within hours of the first fire in the Rue Royale the attitude of the desperate communards had become more vindictive. Buildings, such as the Tuileries Palace, which were symbolic of the abominated past were set alight. The weather was warm and dry with a strong wind which spread the blaze until all Paris appeared to be in flames. Large parts of the Palais-Royale, the Palais de Justice, the Prefecture of the Police, the Légion d'Honneur, the Conseil d'Etat and the Hôtel de Ville were burnt and whole sections of the Rue de Rivoli were gutted; the Louvre only just escaped.'
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
The full text of the entry is as follows:
"'FAUSTIN' (pseudonym of Faustin BETBEDER) (born 1847), and other Artists
Caricatures, broadsheets and illustrations (2235) relating to Napoleon III, the Imperial Family, the fall of the Second Empire, the Siege of Paris and the Commune, by 'Faustin' and other artists, 1870-1. In 10 volumes, each half-bound in red leather, gold tooled and stamped with imperial emblems, title etc.
Many lettered with names of artists and printers and with captions.
Lithographs, etchings, mostly coloured by hand. Various sizes
E.43-2277-1962
Among the artists represented in this collection are:
ANDRIEUX, Clément Augustue (1829-1880)
BALLIN, Auguste (born 1842)
BAR, G. (1807-post 1870)
BEAUVERIE, Charles Joseph (1839-1924)
'BERTALL' (pseudonym of Albert d'ARNOUX) (1820-1882)
BOUTET, Henri (1851-c.1920)
'CHAM' (pseudonym of Amédée Charles Henri, Comte de NOÉ) (1819-1879)
CHOUBRAC, Alfred (1853-1902)
COINDRE, Victor (born 1816)
DAUMIER, Honoré (1808-1879)
DAUMONT, Émile Florentin (1834-c.1904)
DEMARE, Henri (1846-1888)
'DRANER' (pseudonym of Jules RENARD) (1833-1898)
FRONDAT, Napoléon Charles Louis de (born 1846)
'GÉDÉON' (pseudonym of Gédéon BARIL) (born 1832) '
'GILL', André (pseudonym of Louis Alexandre GOSSET) (1840-1885)
HADOL, Paul (1835-1875)
HUMBERT, Albert (1835-1886)
'JOB' (pseudonym of Jacques Marie ONFRAY de Bréville) (1858-1931)
KLENK, Paul (born 1844)
LADREYT, Eugène (born 1832)
LALANNE, Maxime (1827-1886)
LE PETIT, Alfred (1841-1909)
LEVY, Alphonse Jacques (1843-1918)
MAILLY, Hippolyte (born 1829)
'MARTIAL' (pseudonym of Adolphe Martial POTÉMONT) (1828-1883)
'MOLOCH' (pseudonym of B. COLOMB) (1849-1909)
'MONTBARD' (pseudonym Charles Auguste LOYE) (1842-1905)
MORLAND, Valère Alphonse (born 1846)
MOYSE, Édouard (born 1827)
'PÉPIN' (pseudonym of Georges LABADIE) (1844-1918)
PIERDON, Francois (1821-1904)
'PILOTELL' (pseudonym of Georges LABADIE) (1844-1918)
REGAMEY, Félix Élie (1844-1907)
ROCHEBRUNE, Octave Guillaume de (1824-1900)
SCHÉRER, Léonce (1827-1876)
SCHOMMER, François (1850-1935)
'TELLIAP' (pseudonym of (?) Fernand PAILLET) (1850-1918)
VERNIER, Charles (1831-1887)
VEYRASSAT, Jules Jacques (1828-1893)
YON, Edmond Charles Joseph (1836-1897)"

Exhibition History

The Franco-Prussian War and The Commune in Caricature 1870-71 (Victoria and Albert Museum 27/05/1971-10/10/1971)

Labels and date

Ed. Renaux "Marcia"

As the communards retreated they set buildings on fire. At first, only those which jeopardized the Commune's defence were fired. But within hours of the first fire in the Rue Royale the attitude of the desperate communards had become more vindictive. Buildings, such as the Tuileries Palace, which were symbolic of the abominated past were set alight. The weather was warm and dry with a strong wind which spread the blaze until all Paris appeared to be in flames. Large parts of the Palais-Royale, the Palais de Justice, the Prefecture of the Police, the Légion d'Honneur, the Conseil d'Etat and the Hôtel de Ville were burnt and whole sections of the Rue de Rivoli were gutted; the Louvre only just escaped.

Lithograph and colour stencil. E.1905-1962 [27/05/1971-10/10/1971]

Materials

Paper

Techniques

Lithography; Hand-colouring

Subjects depicted

Death; Skeleton; Horse (animal)

Categories

Prints; Caricatures & Cartoons

Collection code

PDP