La Commune No. 24: Simon Dereure

Date: 1870s
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  • La Commune No. 24: Simon Dereure
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  • The Commune: Simon Dereure
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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: "Membre de la Commune. Ouvrier cordonnier, gérant de la Marseillaise et membre de l'Internationale, qu'il fut chargé de représenter au congrès de Bâle. Condamné, sous l'Empire, par la haute cour de Justice sous l'inculpation de complot contre la sûreté de l'Etat. (Réfugié en Amerique.)" Caption (English translation): "Member of the Commune. Cobbler, manager of La Marseillaise and a member of l’International, which he was responsible for representing in the Basel Convention. Sentenced under the Empire, by the High Court of Justice on charges of plotting against the security of the State. (Refugee in America.)"
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  • Pen, ink and gouache
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  • 1968-001a, Drawer M.7, Item 179
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  • ark:/84475/do08193831r