Title | La Commune No. 53: General Henry |
Alternative Title | The Commune: General Henry |
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Date | 1870s |
Description | This is a political caricature related to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 or the Paris Commune of 1871. Caption: "Délégué à la Commune. Résolu de marcher vers Versailles, le Comité central plaça à la tête d'une fraction de forces dont il disposait le citoyen Henry ancien artiste du théatre Montparnasse, en souvenirs de la vaillance qu'il dépensait dans les pièces militaires du répertoire." Caption (English translation): "Delegate for the Commune. Resolved to march to Versailles, the Central Committee placed a fraction of the forces which it disposed, under the head of citizen Henry, a former artist in the Montparnasse Theatre, as a remembrance of the valor with which he played the military parts of the repertoire." |
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Language | French |
Physical Description | Pen, ink and gouache |
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Original Item Location | Drawer 2, Item 208 |
Original Collection | Alvin Romansky Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune Caricatures |
Digital Collection | Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune Caricatures |
Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/roman |
Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
Use and Reproduction | This item is in the public domain and may be used freely. |
File Name | roman_201203_213.jpg |