La Commune No. 49: Jules Allix

Date: 1870s
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  • La Commune No. 49: Jules Allix
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  • The Commune: Jules Allix
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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. Within illus.: Le Communisme chez les Sauvages. Caption: "Membre de la Commune. Le Gagne de la Commune. Apres les journée de Mai, Allix a pu pendant longtemps se soustraire aux recherches de la police mais la peur lui ayant complèment fait perdre la raison il fut enfermé dans une maison d'aliénés et il doit être mort maintenant." Caption (English translation): "Member of the Commune. The Gain of the Commune. After the days of May, Allix was able to avoid the police searches for a long time, but fear made him lose his mind
  • he was confined in a mental hospital and he must be dead by now."
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  • Pen, ink and gouache
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  • 1968-001a, Drawer M.7, Item 204
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