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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.

A fiery demon representing the chaos of the Paris Commune and more generally, the infernal results of the ideals of the French Revolution. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 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)

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Español: Demonio con pancarta: caricatura de Cruikshank sobre la Comuna de París, 1871

Una figura demoníaca con cuernos, cuerpo rojo y pies con garras se yergue entre humo y llamas, sosteniendo en alto una larga pancarta con inscripciones. Grabado coloreado a mano de George Cruikshank, 1871, con una leyenda que la identifica como el líder de la República Roja Sanguinaria de París.

Português: Demônio com faixa: caricatura de Cruikshank sobre a Comuna de Paris, 1871

Uma figura demoníaca com chifres, corpo vermelho e pés com garras se ergue entre fumaça e chamas, segurando no alto uma longa faixa com inscrições. Gravura colorida à mão de George Cruikshank, 1871, com legenda que a identifica como o líder da República Vermelha Sanguinária de Paris.

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