Louise Michel in Images

Photographs
Drawings
Caricatures
Illustrations
Louise’s Family
Vroncourt – Then
Louise’s prison cell at Saint Lazare
Louise’s Funeral and Tomb
Vroncourt – Today

Photographs of Louise Michel

A collection of photographs of Louise Michel throughout her life, 1830-1905.

Louise Michel smart young portrait
Louise Michel in Veil by Appert
Louise Michel, Marie Ferre and Paule Minck photographed together by JM Lopez

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Louise in 1904, one year before she died
Louise Michel as an old woman portrait 2
School photo of Louise and her students in New Caledonia from the book La Bonne Louise

Handwritten note: “To my dear maman, My pupils and my class in Nouméa, New Caledonia. Louise Michel, 15 June 1879.”

Louise Michel and the militants of Toulon
Photo of Louise Michel

Drawings of Louise Michel

Gravure of Louise Michel studious pose
Louise Michel in National Guard uniform
Louise Michel reproduction of artwork by Alexandre-Joseph Alexandrovitch 1904
Louise Michel by A. Néraudau
The Criminal Man by Lombroso
Louise Michel by Lemercier
Louise Michel par Vallotton (1)
Louise Michel Diario Illustrado 30Jan1886
Wikimedia Commons fr - Louise old lady gravures
Louise Michel and skull from the book La Bonne Louise
Illustration of Louise Michel in National Guard uniform from book La Bonne Louise

Political Caricatures of Louise Michel

Louise Michel newspaper caricature red nurse
Louise Michel newspaper caricature le grelot
Louise Michel newspaper caricature bouef gras
Paris Commune 1871 Louise Michel caricature Folies Bergere
Louise Michel newspaper caricature bread riots anarchist
Louise Michel newspaper caricature umbrella
Caricature of Louise Michel as a crow by Manuel Luque
Louise Michel Don Quichotte caricature
Louise Michel caricature La Nouvelle lune
La Comedie Politique Louise Michel caricature
Michel Louise pélican (Ménagerie républicaine)
Les gras et les maigres - Le Grelot (12 novembre 1882)
La crise présidentielle. - Episodes des journées du 1er et du 2 décembre
Alfred Le Petit Cover of Le Grelot Satirique
Maurice Radiguet - Cartoon of Louise Michel as a newfoundland dog breed
Louise Michel Triboulet 15 January 1882
République dompte l'anarchie (Halle aux charges 1883)
Portrait of Louise Michel Moloche
La Nouvelle Lune caricature of Louise Michel

Louise Illustrations That Don’t Look Much Like Her

Frederic de Haenen- Lecture by Louise Michel (1830-1905) Graffard room in Paris 30 November 1880
Louis Tinayre - Portrait of Louise Clemence Michel in 1882
L'Illustration, Journal Universel, the assassination attempt on Louise Michel in 1888
Louise Michel returning from New Caledonia in 1880
Louise Michel a Satory Jules Girardet

Photos of Vroncourt: Louise’s childhood home

Special thanks to Yves Murie for providing these photos.

Photograph of Louise Michel's childhood home, the chateau at Vroncourt 1
Photograph of Louise Michel's childhood home, the chateau at Vroncourt 3
Photograph of Louise Michel's childhood home, the chateau at Vroncourt 4
Photograph of Louise Michel's childhood home, the chateau at Vroncourt 2
Photograph of Louise Michel's childhood home, the chateau at Vroncourt 5
Château de Vroncourt, Louise Michel's childhood home

Drawings of Louise Michel’s Family

Louise Porquet grandmother of Louise Michel

Louise Porquet, grandmother of Louise Michel

Portrait of Marianne Michel mother of Louise Michel

Portrait of Marianne Michel, mother of Louise Michel

Etienne Charles Demahis lawyer in the Paris parliament and grandfather of Louise Michel

Etienne Charles Demahis lawyer in the Paris parliament and grandfather of Louise Michel

Etienne Charles Demahis childhood portrait Louise Michel

Hand-drawn illustration by Louise’s grandfather of Laurent, Louise’s father, born 30 March 1802

Photo attributed erroneously to Louise Michel at nine years old

This photo is often erroneously considered to be Louise Michel at nine years old; however, given that the very first photographic portrait in the world was taken in 1839, it is unlikely that this is a photo of Louise.

Photographs and Drawings of Louise’s Cell at Saint Lazare Prison

Photo of Louise Michel's cell at the Saint Lazare prison jail
Sketch of Louise Michel's cell at the Saint Lazare prison
Photo of Louise Michel's cell at the Saint Lazare prison

Louise Michel’s Funeral and Resting Place

The funeral of Louise Michel photo
Funerailles Louise Michel
Louise Michel grave at Levallois-Perret Cemetery

Louise Michel’s grave at the Levallois-Perret Cemetery in Paris (August 2026)

Vroncourt Today

Photos of Louise Michels home village Vroncourt by Claude Foissey
Statue of Louise Michel at Vroncourt
Vroncourt sous la neige Louise Michel
Vroncourt en mai 2000 Louise Michel
Les tombes Demahis 30092000 Louise Michel
Vroncourt church interior Louise Michel 2
Vroncourt church interior Louise Michel
L'église at Vroncourt Louise Michel

Sources:

Public Domain images sourced from Wikimedia Commons, Paris Musees, Gallica, Bibliotheques Specialisees / Bibliotheque Marguerite Durand BMD, Museum-Digital Berlin, and Project Gutenberg.