Pulling down the Red Flag, Grand Opera House; Paris Commune
Red Flag being taken down from the Grand Opera House in Paris, indicating the fall of the Paris Commune of 1871. As the Commune fell 8 days of bloody revenge began, with the French Army slaughtering up to 30, 000 members and suspected members of the Commune
Picture No
10219126
Media ID
46006643
Size
4002px x 5457px
(3.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving in The Illustrated London News', 17 June 1871, page 596
Date
1871
