[Member of the Paris Commune: Angeline [Angelina Courcelles], cantinière, à perpétuité, pillage et incendie]
![[Member of the Paris Commune: Angeline [Angelina Courcelles], cantinière, à perpétuité, pillage et incendie] by Ernest Eugène Appert](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/member-of-the-paris-commune-angeline-angelina-772033.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 3 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (9.2 × 5.7 cm) Mount: 4 1/8 in. × 2 1/2 in. (10.4 × 6.3 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Denise Bethel, in honor of Etta Henley Bethel, 2017
Accession Number
2017.662.5
Tags
Art Historical Context
In 1871, French photographer Ernest Eugène Ap captured this poignant albumen silver print portrait of Angeline (or Angelina) Courcelles, a cantinière—or vivandière—who served troops during the Paris Commune. Titled *Member of the Paris Commune Angeline [Angelinacelles], cantini, à perpétuité pillage et incendie it depicts her stern gaze and simple attire, inscribed with her sentence of life imprisonment for looting and arson. Measuring just 3⅝ × 2¼ inches on its mount, this carte-de-visite format was ideal for widespread distribution, often as official records or propaganda following the Commu...