Le Départ De La Commune
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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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.
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Title | Le Départ De La Commune (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
Brief description | '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. |
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. |
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Gallery label | 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) |
Object history | Provenance unknown. |
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Accession number | E.1905-1962 |
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Record created | February 12, 2009 |
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