The Reds of the Midi: An Episode of the French Revolution
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Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 7/16 × 12 7/16 in. (44.3 × 31.6 cm) Image: 16 in. × 10 15/16 in. (40.7 × 27.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Lauder Foundation, Evelyn H. and Leonard A. Lauder Fund Gift, 1997
Accession Number
1997.79.9
Art Historical Context
Step into the turbulent world of the French Revolution with *The Reds of the Midi An Episode of the French*, a striking 1896 lithograph created by an anonymous American artist of the 19th century. This, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints, captures a dramatic moment the revolutionary fervor in southern France's Midi regionlikely evoking the radical "Reds," fervent supporters of republican ideals amid the chaos of the 1790s. Produced over a century after the events it portrays, the work reflects late 19th-century American fascination with European history, blending h...