Communard Collection

The barricade: a communard in Paris during the Commune of 1871. Illustration by Albert d'Arnoux dit Bertall
JAB5037262 The barricade: a communard in Paris during the Commune of 1871. Illustration by Albert d'Arnoux dit Bertall (1820-1882) in " Les Communeux de Paris: Types, Physionomes

France, Photography of a drawing representing Gustave Flourens (1838-1871), 1871
LUX4731229 France, Photography of a drawing representing Gustave Flourens (1838-1871), 1871; (add.info.: France, Photography of a drawing representing Gustave Flourens (1838-1871)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Municipality of Paris, the barricade of Rue de la Paix, 1871
LUX4710220 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Municipality of Paris, the barricade of Rue de la Paix, 1871; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Municipality of Paris

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Paris Commune, photo of a drawing reconstructing the arrest of Bishop Georges Darboy
LUX4710258 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Paris Commune, photo of a drawing reconstructing the arrest of Bishop Georges Darboy (1813-1871), 1871; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Representation in clay of the deportation of the Communards to the Island of Pines in New Caledonia image nicknamed
LUX4710465 Representation in clay of the deportation of the Communards to the Island of Pines in New Caledonia image nicknamed the Atonement

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Photograph of a communard and his son in uniform
LUX4710339 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Photograph of a communard and his son in uniform and with drums in the commune of Lyon, 1871 - Proton pere et fils; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

Events of the Paris Commune, 1871. Engraving of the Illustrous World showing the Vendome Column after its fall on 16
PCT4265884 Events of the Paris Commune, 1871. Engraving of the Illustrous World showing the Vendome Column after its fall on 16 May 1871; (add.info.: Events of the Paris Commune, 1871)

Siege of Paris: Slaughter of the elephant from the garden of plants, 19th century (Epinal print)
XEE5027025 Siege of Paris: Slaughter of the elephant from the garden of plants, 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: Siege de Paris)

Le Triboulet, 1886: President of the Republic, Grevy Jules and Michele Louise (engraving)
ICA4929436 Le Triboulet, 1886: President of the Republic, Grevy Jules and Michele Louise (engraving) by Blass, J. (Douat, Albert called) (1847-1892); (add.info.: Le Triboulet)

Le Triboulet, 1882: caricature of Louise Michele (engraving)
ICA4929686 Le Triboulet, 1882: caricature of Louise Michele (engraving) by Blass, J. (Douat, Albert called) (1847-1892); (add.info.: Le Triboulet)

Cartoon by Napoleon III " Le nouveau Don Quixote" at the Porte de Paris guarded by Marianne
LSE4109904 Cartoon by Napoleon III " Le nouveau Don Quixote" at the Porte de Paris guarded by Marianne, engraving by Klenck - in " News no.24"

Commune de Paris: "Portrait of Louise Michel (1830-1905) at the podium"The militant anarchist at the court
JLJ4599855 Commune de Paris: " Portrait of Louise Michel (1830-1905) at the podium" The militant anarchist at the court during her trial. Painting by Louis Tinayre (1861-1942) 1882 Sun

L Assiette au Beurre, number 125, Satirique en couleurs, 1903_8_22: Repression, Metro, Commune de Paris
ICA4883473 L Assiette au Beurre, number 125, Satirique en couleurs, 1903_8_22: Repression, Metro, Commune de Paris, Mur des federes - Reaper/Camarde (lithograph) by Hradecky

The town hall fire, attacked by the troops of Versailles (May 27, 1871). Commune de Paris (La semaine sanguante)
JLJ4674417 The town hall fire, attacked by the troops of Versailles (May 27, 1871). Commune de Paris (La semaine sanguante)

Shooting from the Place Vendome, after the dispersal of the demonstration in rue de la Paix, Paris
XIR382949 Shooting from the Place Vendome, after the dispersal of the demonstration in rue de la Paix, Paris, engraved by Burn Smeeton (fl.1840-60) 23rd March 1871 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Fichot

Newspapers of the Commune in Paris, 1870-71 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT163711 Newspapers of the Commune in Paris, 1870-71 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Moloch (Colomb B.) (1849-1909); Private Collection; (add.info)

Paris Commune (1871): portrait of Auguste Jean Marie Vermorel (1841-1871) member of the Commune. Carjat photography
GRZ4960848 Paris Commune (1871): portrait of Auguste Jean Marie Vermorel (1841-1871) member of the Commune. Carjat photography. Dim

The communeux or the three-beak duck: Family Table (International, Central Committee and Municipality)
LSE4078131 The communeux or the three-beak duck: Family Table (International, Central Committee and Municipality) - Caricature by Nerac

Paris Commune (1871): portrait of the chief of the police prefecture Raoul Rigault (1846-1871), member of the Commune
GRZ4960789 Paris Commune (1871): portrait of the chief of the police prefecture Raoul Rigault (1846-1871), member of the Commune. Photography Etienne Carjat. Dim

Paris Commune (1871): portrait of the lawyer and journalist Jean Baptiste Milliere (1817-1871) member of the Commune
GRZ4960668 Paris Commune (1871): portrait of the lawyer and journalist Jean Baptiste Milliere (1817-1871) member of the Commune. Carjat photography. Dim

Paris Commune (1871): portrait of journalist Louis Charles Delescluze (1809-1871) member of the Commune
GRZ4960675 Paris Commune (1871): portrait of journalist Louis Charles Delescluze (1809-1871) member of the Commune. Carjat photography. Dim

Illustration of Louis Alexandre Gosset de Guines dit Gill (1840-1885) for the Cover of La Lune rousse
ICA4938350 Illustration of Louis Alexandre Gosset de Guines dit Gill (1840-1885) for the Cover of La Lune rousse, 1879-11-9 - Neuilly - Humbert Alphonse (1844-1922)

Louise Michel (1830-1905) Talking to the Communards (oil on canvas)
XIR156869 Louise Michel (1830-1905) Talking to the Communards (oil on canvas) by Girardet, Jules (1856-1938); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Saint-Denis, France

The Arrest of Louise Michel (1830-1905) 1883 (oil on canvas)
XIR21194 The Arrest of Louise Michel (1830-1905) 1883 (oil on canvas) by Girardet, Jules (1856-1938); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Saint-Denis, France; (add.info.: being led to the Satory camp; )

Commune de Paris: Entrement of the Versaillaise Armee in Paris. Engraving 1871
JLJ4686193 Commune de Paris: Entrement of the Versaillaise Armee in Paris. Engraving 1871. Paris, Musee Carnavalet by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet

The Charivari, 1849_1_10 - Illustration by Honore Daumier (1808-1879)
ICA4944487 The Charivari, 1849_1_10 - Illustration by Honore Daumier (1808-1879): Pyat Felix (1810-1889) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); (add.info.: The Charivari)

Commune of Paris: Paris fire. Communards firing cannons towards Paris. 1871
LSE4079820 Commune of Paris: Paris fire. Communards firing cannons towards Paris. 1871. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commune of Paris: Paris fire)

Commune of Paris: Womens Club session in the church of Saint Germain l
XEE4166341 Commune of Paris: Womens Club session in the church of Saint Germain l Auxerrois (Saint-Germain-l Auxerrois) in Paris, 1871

Cartoon of Courbet in statue on the truncated base of the Vendome column
LSE4110075 Cartoon of Courbet in statue on the truncated base of the VendA'me column. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Monsieur Rochefort in search of articles by Untel. Caricature about Rochefort
LSE4110069 Monsieur Rochefort in search of articles by Untel. Caricature about Rochefort and the Commune. by French School

The Truth - We can cut the rope, the pieces are good and the people take care of
LSE4110065 The Truth - We can cut the rope, the pieces are good and the people take care of the milling (Thiers, Rochefort)

Cartoon about the Commune "News - How many troops did you rally, Paladine
LSE4109931 Cartoon about the Commune " News - How many troops did you rally, Paladine? - I m bringing a country guard. And I am a Swiss church

Memories of the siege of Paris: Mobile Guard - Officer: To be defeated without danger
XEE4115196 Memories of the siege of Paris: Mobile Guard - Officer: To be defeated without danger, triumph without glory. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Memories of the siege of Paris)

The Capture of Paris in May 1871: the Barricade of Place Blanche Defended by Women
LSE4110342 The Capture of Paris in May 1871: the Barricade of Place Blanche Defended by Women by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Capture of Paris in May 1871)

Map presenting a dinner menu under the Commune on Thursday, November 17, 1870. Paris
JLJ4616340 Map presenting a dinner menu under the Commune on Thursday, November 17, 1870. Paris. Police Prefecture by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Prefecture de Police, Paris

View of the "Cafe du Levant", in Geneva, meeting place for the refugies of
XEE4166411 View of the " Cafe du Levant", in Geneva, meeting place for the refugies of the Paris Commune and the Lyon Commune

Municipality of Paris: portrait of Raoul Urbain (1832-1907) member of the commune, 1871
GRZ4960360 Municipality of Paris: portrait of Raoul Urbain (1832-1907) member of the commune, 1871. Photography by Nadar (Felix Tournachon) Dim

The ball. Inscription on the frame: "The city of Paris invested entrusts to the air
JLJ4675605 The ball. Inscription on the frame: " The city of Paris invested entrusts to the air its call to France". A woman holding a bayonet shows a balloon in the sky

Louise Michel c. 1870 (1833-1905), French anarchist revolutionary who took part in
XEE4157478 Louise Michel c.1870 (1833-1905), French anarchist revolutionary who took part in the Paris Commune in 1871 by French Photographer

Fire of the Royal Palace on 24 May 1871 - lithography, late 19th century
LSE4107494 Fire of the Royal Palace on 24 May 1871 - lithography, late 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Costumes of Revolutionary France, late 18th Century (coloured engraving)
968867 Costumes of Revolutionary France, late 18th Century (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes of Revolutionary France, late 18th Century)

Louis Charles Delescluze (litho)
820932 Louis Charles Delescluze (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Charles Delescluze (1809-1871)

Preparations for destroying the Napoleon Column, illustration from Cassell
STC410923 Preparations for destroying the Napoleon Column, illustration from Cassells History of the War between France and Germany, 1870-1871 (litho) by French School

The insurgents seizing the guns, March 1871, illustration from Cassell
STC410917 The insurgents seizing the guns, March 1871, illustration from Cassells History of the War between France and Germany, 1870-1871 (litho) by French School

Album of the Isle of Pines, Distribution of supplies, 1878-79 (litho)
661410 Album of the Isle of Pines, Distribution of supplies, 1878-79 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Saint-Denis, France; (add.info.: Ile des Pins)

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"Remembering the Communards: A Glimpse into the Paris Commune of 1871" Step back in time and explore the tumultuous era of the Paris Commune, a pivotal moment in French history. Illustrated by Napoleon III's cartoon "Le nouveau Don Quixote, " we witness Marianne guarding the Porte de Paris, symbolizing resistance against oppression. Louise Michel, an influential anarchist, takes center stage at her trial in Louis Tinayre's painting. Her unwavering spirit and dedication to social justice continue to inspire generations. In L'Assiette au Beurre's satirical artwork, we see a lithograph depicting repression during this period. The Metro, emblematic of progress, stands juxtaposed with images of the Commune de Paris and Mur des federes - a poignant reminder of sacrifice. Maximilian Luce captures Eugene Varlin's tragic death at the hands of Versailles troops. As a socialist activist and member of both the Paris Commune and First International, Varlin represents those who fought for equality amidst great adversity. The execution scene portrayed by Alfred Henri Darjou showcases 147 fighters meeting their fate on Pere Lachaise's wall. Their bravery echoes through time as ink meets paper in this haunting drawing displayed at Musee Carnavalet. The burning town hall serves as a chilling reminder of Versailles' assault during La semaine sanguante (the Bloody Week). The Communards valiantly defended their ideals against overwhelming odds but ultimately faced defeat. Immerse yourself further with an oil painting capturing life on a street during May 1871 or witness executions at Mur des Federes through another canvas masterpiece. These artworks allow us to reflect upon human resilience even amidst unimaginable horrors. Lastly, Cassells History brings forth an illustration showcasing shooting communists during this turbulent period. It reminds us that history is not just about victories but also about profound human suffering.