Who created "Les Communeux: Types, Caractères, Costumes"?

Les Communeux: Types, Caractères, Costumes was created by Charles-Albert Arnoux Bertall|E. Plon et Cie., Paris|E. Plon et Cie., Paris in 1880.

What medium is "Les Communeux: Types, Caractères, Costumes"?

Les Communeux: Types, Caractères, Costumes is Illustrations: hand-colored wood engraving.

Is "Les Communeux: Types, Caractères, Costumes" in the public domain?

Yes, Les Communeux: Types, Caractères, Costumes is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Les Communeux: Types, Caractères, Costumes

Charles-Albert Arnoux Bertall|E. Plon et Cie., Paris|E. Plon et Cie., Paris

1880

Medium

Illustrations: hand-colored wood engraving

Dimensions

10 7/8 × 8 15/16 × 13/16 in. (27.7 × 22.7 × 2 cm)

Classification

Books

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1970

Accession Number

1970.565.517

Art Historical Context

**Les Communeux: Types, Caractères, Costumes** (1880) is a captivating illustrated book by the renowned French caricaturist Charles-Albert d'Arnoux, known as Bertall, published E. Plon et Cie. in Paris. This compact volume, measuring just under 11 by 9 inches, features vivid hand-colored wood engrav that vividly capture the diverse "types, characters, and costumes" of the Communeux—participants in the Paris Commune of 1871 Bertall, celebrated for his sharp satirical style in publications like *Le Journal Amusant*, brings his keen observational eye to these portraits, blending documentation wit...

Les Communeux: Types, Caractères, Costumes

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