La Commune No. 56: Urbain

Date: 1870s
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  • La Commune No. 56: Urbain
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  • The Commune: Urbain
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  • 187X
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  • This is a political caricature related to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 or the Paris Commune of 1871. Caption: "Exalté par les théories émancipatrices de Louise Michel, sa maitresse, Urbain s'est livré aux plus grandes exagérations révolutionnaires. Il a été condamné à la déportation." Caption (English translation): "Member of the Commune. Exalted by the emancipatory theories of Louise Michel, his mistress, Urbain gave himself up to the greatest revolutionary exaggerations. He was sentenced to deportation."
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  • Pen, ink and gouache
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  • 1968-001a, Drawer M.7, Item 211
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  • ark:/84475/do66214p78t