Women of Montmartre, from "The Graphic," vol. 3

After Arthur Boyd Houghton British, born India

June 10, 1871

Not on view

Women participated in the Paris Commune in great numbers, especially in the working-class neighborhood of Montmartre. Houghton’s illustration, which appeared in "The Graphic" in June and "Harper’s Weekly" in July of 1871, shows a group of women marching under a flag that reads "The Commune or Death." The accompanying article states: "In the present revolution the women have shown themselves almost worthy of their sisters of 1792–93." It is more generally critical of the "Amazons of the Commune," however, describing them as "coarse, brawny, unwomanly, and degraded; picturesque certainly, but by no means pleasing."

Artwork Details

Title: Women of Montmartre, from "The Graphic," vol. 3
Series/Portfolio: Paris Commune
Artist: After Arthur Boyd Houghton (British (born India), Madras 1836–1875 London)
Date: June 10, 1871
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Image: 11 7/8 × 8 15/16 in. (30.2 × 22.7 cm)
Sheet: 16 in. × 11 11/16 in. (40.7 × 29.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Object Number: 28.111.10(4)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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