Communards Collection

Commune Barricade
To the death ! Communards make a desperate sortie from behind a barricade in the rue Saint-Martin, Paris

Communards in Flight
In the final stages of the civil war, Communards abandon their barricade in the rue de Rennes as the government forces advance into the heart of Paris

France. Paris Commune. Soldiers of the Commune
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War. Soldiers of the Commune. Engraving

France. Paris Commune. Communard. Gunner resting
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War. Communard. Gunner resting. Engraving

France. Paris Commune. Communard. Gunner writing
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War. Communard. Gunner writing a report. Engraving

France. Paris Commune (18 March to 28 May 1871)
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, as a result of the Franco-Prussian War. Storming of the streets of Paris

Charles Ferdinand Gambon (1820-1887). Notable French republican of the 19th century, democratic-socialist

Jaroslaw Dombrowski (1836-1871). Polish nobleman and military officer who served in the Imperial Russian Army

France. Paris Commune. Garibaldian of the Commune
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, as a result of the Franco-Prussian War. Garibaldian of the Commune. Engraving by Ribas

France. Trial of the Paris Commune. Cases proceedings
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, as a result of the Franco-Prussian War. Trial of the Paris Commune

France. Paris Commune. Arsonist firefighters surprised
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War. Arsonist firefighters surprised by Versailles troops

France. Paris Commune. Rue de Rivoli (Rivoli Street)
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War

Frederic Cournet (Frederic Etienne Cournet) (1837-1885). French journalist who worked for the newspaper Le Reveil

France. Paris Commune. Barricades and artillery
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War

France. Paris Commune. Positions occupied by
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War

France. Paris Commune. The insurgents dragging
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War. The insurgents dragging the cannons to Montmartre

France. Paris Commune. Riots in the Place de la
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War. Riots in the Place de la Bastille. Engraving

Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). French painter
Gustave Courbet (Jean Desire Gustave Courbet) (1819-1877). French painter, the greatest representative of Realism movement. Important republican activist, very close to revolutionary socialism

Socialists fighting to the death; Paris Commune, 1871
Men and women of the Commune fighting, to the death, against troops of the National Guard, Paris

A Communist Club-Room in Leicester Square
A Communist club-room in Leicester Square - French refugees in London

French Communists in London, living crowded together in basic lodgings. Date: 1872

Vive la Commune - Siege of Paris, 1871
The French Siege of Paris by Felix Regamey showing the insurrection of the Communards against government forces

Convicted Communard Prisoners - Fort d Enet
Incarcerated in the Fort d Enet, in the harbour of the Ile d Aix, convicted Communards gaze out and contemplate the chances of escape...are incarcerated. 1871

DOMINICANS MASSACRED
Massacre of the Dominicans of Arcueil - perceived as apostles of the Inquisition - by the Communards as they face defeat. May 1871

Paris in danger from communards

Destruction in the Rue Royale; Paris Commune 1871
Burning of the Rue Royale during the fighting that accompanied the end of the Paris Commune, 1871. As the Communards retreated they set fire to many parts of Paris to keep the Versailles Army at bay

Communards defending the Elysee Palace; Paris Commune 1871
Communards defending barricades near the Elysee Palace, during fighting with the Versailles Governments troops, Paris, 1871. Date: 1871

Gustave Flourens released from prison by revolutionaries
The release of Gustave Florens (1838-1871), the French Revolutionary leader, by some of his followers, Mazas, France, 1871

Communards cleaning out the coffers of the Church 1871
Communards cleaning out the coffers of a convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor, during the Paris Commune of 1871

Interior of the Gun-Boat La Commune; Paris Commune 1871
The interior of the Communard gun-boat La Commune, shown equipped with cannon, during the Paris Commune of 1871

Freemasons planting banners outside the Porte Maillot; Paris
A group of Freemasons planting their banners in front of the Porte Maillot, during the Paris Commune, April 1871

Masonic Banners on the Paris Ramparts; Paris Commune 1871
Masonic banners flying on the Paris ramparts, near the Octroi Gate and Porte Maillot, 1871

Cutting through the Vendome Column; Paris Commune 1871
A group of Communards cutting through the base of the column in the Place Vendome, Paris, 1871

Women Communards; Paris Commune 1871
A group of female Communards, Paris. An unusually sympathetic portrait, full of fervour and feeling for their plight, each woman is drawn as an individual. Date: 1871

COMMUNE / ARREST OF PRIEST
A priest is arrested by a group of Communards Date: 1871

COMMUNE / RETURN FROM DUTY
Communards returning from night duty Date: 1871

Commune Hotel De Ville
The ruined Hotel de Ville, Paris, massively destroyed in the fighting between the Communards and the Versailles government forces. Date: May 1871

Jean-Baptiste Jecker
JEAN-BAPTISTE JECKER Swiss banker, involved in Frances Mexican adventure, but shot by communards during the Paris Commune. Date: 1810 - 1871

The Burning of the Guillotine on the Place Voltaire; Paris C
Illustration showing the Communards burning a guillotine in the Place Voltaire, during the Paris Commune of 1871

Montmartre Defences
The Communards establish their position on the slopes of the Butte de Montmartre where Sacre-Coeur stands today

Communards desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary
In a Paris church, shameless communards desecrate a statue of the Virgin Mary

Paris / Place Vendome 1850
Place Vendome: the column with its statue of Napoleon was destroyed by the Communards in 1871 but replaced at the expense of the painter Courbet Date: circa 1850

Attacking Communards
Forces of the Versailles government attack the heavily barricaded Paris Communards headquarters in the place Vendome. Date: May 1871

Vendome Column 2
The column in the place Vendome, Paris, is pulled down by the Communards, as a symbol of the previous regime, at the instigation of artist Gustave Courbet. Date: 8 May 1871

Vendome Column 4
A veteran of Napoleons campaigns mourns the destruction of the Vendome column by the Communards who see it as a symbol of the previous regime. Date: 8 May 1871

Exiled Communards 2
Living as best they can, French communist refugees after the collapse of the Commune find refuge in London. Date: 1872

Exiled Communards 1
Fleeing France after the Commune, communist refugees establish a community in London : they maintain a co- operative kitchen in Newman Passage, near Charing Cross. Date: 1872

Exiled Communards 3
After the collapse of the Commune, French Communards take refuge in London : they process through the streets on Sunday mornings, soliciting money from the crowd. Date: 1871

Communards Attacked
Government forces recapture Paris from the Communards : a field gun at the Pont de Neuilly commands the avenue leading to the Arc de Triomphe. Date: 1871

Colonne De Juillet
The Colonne de Juillet in the place de la Bastille, Paris, commemorating the 1830 revolution, is decorated with red flags and tricouleurs by the Communards. Date: March 1871

Vendome Column 3
Communards celebrate the destruction of the column in the place Vendome, Paris, seen as a symbol of the previous regime, at the instigation of artist Gustave Courbet. Date: 8 May 1871

Burning Guillotine
The Paris Communards burn the guillotine - symbol of the despised government - in the place Voltaire. Date: March-April 1871

Street Barricades
The Communards erect barricades throughout Paris to hamper the assaults of government forces : they are scenes of bitter fighting. Date: April 1871

Attack on the Communards, Place Vendome; Paris Commune, 1871
Illustration showing the attack, by Government troops, on the Communards in the Place Vendome, 1871

Street fighting in the Rue de Rivoli; Paris Commune, 1871
Illustration showing street fighting, in the Rue de Rivoli, between French Government troops and Paris Communards, 1871

Commune Damage 6
The ruins of the palais des Tuileries, set ablaze by the Communards

A Communard
Communards in the streets of Paris : Open your shutters !

Communards on Trial
Suspected Communards on trial in the Orangerie at Versailles

Reluctant Guards
Gardes Nationales who refuse to join the Communards are deprived of their weapons

Hungarian Sympathiser
A sympathiser from Hungary, which like the Communards perceived itself to be suffering from the dominion of an oppressive government

Barricade Machine
Engine devised by the Communards for the construction of barricades

Thiers home Sacked
The home of Thiers, a bitter enemy of the Commune, in the place Saint-Georges, is sacked by the Communards

Refreshments
Women bring refreshments for the Communards defending the barricades

Mitrailleuses with shields used by government forces against the Communards during the Paris Commune

A Communist Zouave
A communist zouave of the regular army who has sided with the Communards

Commune Damage 4
The Communards have scant respect for government buildings : look what they did to the interior of the Cour des Comptes

Commune Damage 18
The Ministere des Finances is one of the government buildings targeted by the Communards for its associations with the oppressive regime

Commune Damage 5
The Communards make a right mess of the Ministere des Finances

The Last Barricade
The final stand of the Communards - defending the last barricade against the government forces in the rue du Four-St-Germain

Defending Barricade
Communards defend their barricade in the rue Saint- Antoine

At a Printing Office
A force of Communards prepare to requisition a printing- office, to produce posters and handbills in the Communard cause

Communards Emprisoned
Incarcerated in the Fort d Enet, in the harbour of the Ile d Aix, convicted Communards gaze out and contemplate the chances of escape...are incarcerated

Thiers House Occupied
The home of Thiers, who has fled to Versailles, is occupied by the Communards

Commune Damage 11
Many bridges into Paris are destroyed by the Communards to hamper the recapture of the city by government forces : all that is left of the pont de Champigny

The Last Barricade 2
The final stand of the Communards - defending the last barricade against the government forces in the rue du Four-St-Germain

Masonic Banners
During the Paris Commune, Masonic banners are raised by the Communards at Porte Maillot, as a gesture of defiance against the Church

Barricade Stormed
During the last days of the Commune, Communards are forced to abandon their barricade in the Chaussee d Antin, among the big department stores

Weapons Destroyed
Government troops destroy weapons seized from the Communards

Communards Take Bus
Communards commandeer a horse bus to carry them back from the fighting

Red Flag on Pantheon
The Communards raise the red flag of communism on the Pantheon

Meeting in Church
The Communards are no respecters of the Church : a communist club holds its meetings in the eglise Saint- Eustache, near les Halles

Guns of Montmartre
The guns of Montmartre : Thiers orders government troops to make sure of them, but the Communards get there first and capture them

Tuileries Burn
Twelve Communards, led by Dardelle, set the Tuileries on fire with a mixture of petrol, liquid tar and turpentine : it will burn for two days and be utterly destroyed

Hotel De Ville Burns
In the early morning of 24 May the Hotel de Ville, perceived as a symbol of government oppression, is fired by the Communards

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