Sujet
'The Red Mokanna', 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Légende
'The Red Mokanna', 1871. The menacing figure of The Commune stands over France who has little more to give. After France's defeat by Prussia, the Commune increased in violence. It destroyed the Vendome Column erected by Napoleon I. It seized property and took hostages, amongst them the Archbishop of Paris. Money and property was requisitioned. The Tuileries and the Louvre were set on fire and, on the 24th May, the hostages were shot. Eventually, the Commune's stronghold at Belleville was stormed by the troops of the Assembly and eventually the Commune was broken and its members killed or captured. From Punch, or the London Charivari, June 3, 1871.
Date
1871
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector
Notre référence
HRM19B03_468
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,8Mo (6,0Mo) / 31,0cm x 43,5cm / 3662 x 5134 (300dpi)