
Le Père Duchêne ("Old Man Duchesne") is the title of a newspaper which appeared during revolutionary periods of the nineteenth century. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. It borrowed its title from the Père Duchesne published by Jacques Hébert during the French Revolution. Le Père Duchesne ( Old Man Duchesne or Father Duchesne) was an extreme radical newspaper during the French Revolution, edited by Jacques Jacques René Hébert ( November 15, 1757 &mdash March 24, 1794) was editor of the extreme radical newspaper Le Père Duchesne The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an After Hébert's death, the title reappeared with all sorts of variations (Old Lady Duchesne, Son of Père Duchêne, etc. ) at least a hundred times from the 1790s on, notably during the Revolution of 1848 and the Paris Commune of 1871 (in editions by publishers Eugène Vermersch, Maxime Vuillaume, and Alphonse Humbert). Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when The February 1848 Revolution in France ended the reign of King Louis-Philippe, and led to the creation of the French Second Republic (1848-1852 The Paris Commune (La Commune de Paris was a Government that briefly ruled Paris from 18 March (more formally from 26 March) to 28 May Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Ten issues appeared as a under the title The Illustrious Son of Père Duchêne [tr. note: this can also be translated as Illustrated Son of Père Duchêne, which was an intentional pun], from April 21 through to May 24, 1871 (descriptions below). Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned The collection was able to illustrate the most striking events of the Commune; its last issue appeared during the Commune's end on the "Bloody Week" (Semaine sanglante) - strikingly, even the very end of the Paris government is depicted in the magazine's last issue.
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![]() | 1st Floréal 79 | April 21 1871 | The Vendôme Column | Père Duchesne facing the statue of Napoléon Bonaparte at the top of the Vendôme Column | Sooo! you damned scoundrel, you're gonna get screwed down there like that rascally nephew of yours [i. For the ship class see Floréal class frigate Floréal was the eighth Month in the French Republican Calendar. Place Vendôme is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris located to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madeleine Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. e. : Napoleon III of France]!. Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President . . |
![]() | 6 Floréal 79 | April 26 1871 | LittleThiers | The Commune [tr. For the ship class see Floréal class frigate Floréal was the eighth Month in the French Republican Calendar. Louis-Adolphe fr Thiers ( Marseille, 16 April 1797&ndash3 September 1877 was a French politician and Historian. note: personified as the French national symbol, Marianne] holding Thiers in the form of a sickly newborn | And to think anyone would want to force me to recognize that son of a bitch!. Marianne, a National emblem of the French Republic, is by extension a Personification]alagor of Liberty and Reason. . . |
![]() | 10 Floréal 79 | April 30 1871 | General Dombrowski (Jarosław Dąbrowski) | Dombrowski, saber in hand, routing the people of Versailles | A good guy!. For the ship class see Floréal class frigate Floréal was the eighth Month in the French Republican Calendar. Jarosław Radwan Dąbrowski-Żądło ( November 13 1836 &ndash May 23 1871) was a Polish revolutionary Nationalist and general Versailles (vɛʀsaj in French) formerly de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important . . God!. . . |
![]() | 13 Floréal 79 | May 3 1871 | The dictator Thiers | Thiers mounted on a snail on the way to Paris | Forward!. For the ship class see Floréal class frigate Floréal was the eighth Month in the French Republican Calendar. Louis-Adolphe fr Thiers ( Marseille, 16 April 1797&ndash3 September 1877 was a French politician and Historian. . fuck of a fuck!. . . and watch out for Parisians!. . . |
![]() | 17 Floréal 79 | May 7 1871 | Political puppets | The Commune [Marianne] and Thiers hiding a box of Cayenne pepper (as puppets) | You expect me to put down my stick . For the ship class see Floréal class frigate Floréal was the eighth Month in the French Republican Calendar. Louis-Adolphe fr Thiers ( Marseille, 16 April 1797&ndash3 September 1877 was a French politician and Historian. The Cayenne is a red hot Chili pepper used to flavor dishes and for medicinal purposes . . Have you finished ! First, show me what you're hiding behind your back, little fella!. . . . [pun on Foutriquet, sobriquet for Thiers ] |
![]() | 20 Floréal 79 | May 10 1871 | Political puppets | General Vinoy brandishing his big stick over the Commune [Marianne] lying on the ground, breasts bared (as puppets) | The dream of that big jackass, Vinoy. For the ship class see Floréal class frigate Floréal was the eighth Month in the French Republican Calendar. Joseph Vinoy ( 10 August, 1803 &ndash 27 April, 1880) was a French soldier |
![]() | 24 Floréal 79 | May 14 1871 | Citizen Courbet | Gustave Courbet bowling over a Morris column | Fucking from behind all the columns. For the ship class see Floréal class frigate Floréal was the eighth Month in the French Republican Calendar. For the French Admiral see Admiral Courbet (1828-1885 Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet ( 10 June 1819 &ndash For the French Admiral see Admiral Courbet (1828-1885 Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet ( 10 June 1819 &ndash Morris columns (French Colonne Morris) are cylindrical outdoor sidewalk structures with a characteristic style that are used for advertising and other purposes . . of Paris |
![]() | 27 Floréal 79 | May 17 1871 | The dream of Badinguet (Napoleon III) | Napoléon III as a bat, comparing the weights of Thiers and of the Republic | For governing, always rabid, Here's my plan: - it's splendid! - |
![]() | 1st Prairial 79 | May 21 1871 | Identity cards | A young woman facing Mr. Prairial was the ninth Month in the French Republican Calendar. Prudhomme (a bourgeois type) [tr. : "prudent man"], who has the newspaper 'le père Duchêne' in his hand, wearing a sign around his neck reading : J. PRUDHOMME | - Well, my dear Joseph, you've bitched so much about those little boulevard-women, and here you are then, just like them!. . . They've wasted a card on you too. - It's not the same thing, miss, mine is a civic-minded ("civisme") card and yours is a cynical card ("cynisme")!. . . |
![]() | 4 Prairial 79 | May 24 1871 | Departure from our good ol' Commune | The Son of Duchesne, dressed as a Fédéré, with the Commune (as Marianne) who is packing her suitcase. Prairial was the ninth Month in the French Republican Calendar. The term " fédérés " (sometimes translated to English as " federates " most commonly refers to the troops who volunteered for the (During "Bloody Week") | - Well! My dear Commune, what is it you're screwin' around with there?. . . - Holy Mother! My cute little Duchêne, I'm packing my trunks. . . since Mr. Thiers has been screwing me for the past eight days. Only, as you see, I'm not hurrying too much. |