Who created "The Paris Mob–A Barricade in Paris, from "The Graphic," vol."?

The Paris Mob–A Barricade in Paris, from "The Graphic," vol. was created by Arthur Boyd Houghton in April 8, 1871.

What medium is "The Paris Mob–A Barricade in Paris, from "The Graphic," vol."?

The Paris Mob–A Barricade in Paris, from "The Graphic," vol. is Wood engraving.

Is "The Paris Mob–A Barricade in Paris, from "The Graphic," vol." in the public domain?

Yes, The Paris Mob–A Barricade in Paris, from "The Graphic," vol. is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

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Q: When was "The Paris Mob–A Barricade in Paris, from "The Graphic," vol." created?

This artwork was created April 8, 1871.

Arthur Boyd Houghton

April 8, 1871

Medium

Wood engraving

Dimensions

Image: 8 15/16 × 11 7/8 in. (22.7 × 30.2 cm) Sheet: 11 11/16 × 15 7/8 in. (29.7 × 40.3 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928

Accession Number

28.111.10(7)

Tags

ParisWomenMen

Art Historical Context

In the turbulent spring of 1871, during the Paris Commune—a radical socialist uprising against the French government—Arthur Boyd Houghton captured a dramatic moment of urban rebellion in *The Paris Mob–Aricade in Paris*. in the British illustrated weekly *The Graphic* on April 8, this wood engraving vividly depicts revolutionaries, including men and women, fortifying a barricade amid the chaos of Paris streets. Houghton's image, measuring nearly 9 by 12 inches, brought the distant conflict into British homes, fueling public fascination with the Commune's dramatic rise and fall, which ended in ...

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