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Hand-coloured 1871 caricature etching of a horned red demon holding a banner of slogans, standing amid smoke and flames, with a caption below.

Horned demon with banner: Cruikshank caricature of the Paris Commune, 1871

A horned demonic figure with a red body and clawed feet stands amid smoke and flames, holding aloft a long banner inscribed with slogans. Hand-coloured etching by George Cruikshank, 1871, with a caption naming it the leader of the Parisian Blood Red Republic.

Artist
George Cruikshank
Date
June 1871
Medium
Caricatures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2580 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1871.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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