The Arrest of Louise Michel
Jules Girardet · 1871
Why it's great
Louise Michel, a teacher who fought for the Paris Commune, is arrested by soldiers in 1871 and later sent to a prison colony in the Pacific. Jules Girardet painted her capture in 1871.
🏛️ Part of history
The Franco-Prussian War & the Paris Commune (1870–1871) — Louise Michel, a teacher who fought for the Paris Commune, is arrested by soldiers in 1871 and later sent to a prison colony in the Pacific.
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Jules Girardet was a French painter born in Paris in 1856, from a family of artists. He painted scenes of war and the French colonial empire, and illustrated books and magazines. He died in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1938.
