print
- Museum number
- 1889,1219.3
- Title
- Object: La défense de Paris
- Description
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Monument to the defence of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71); a young man armed with a shotgun seated before the city of Paris, personified by a standing female figure crowned with tower, dressed in uniform and carrying a sword. 1883/89
Etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1883-1889
- Dimensions
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Height: 458 millimetres (image size)
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Width: 299 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The monument, which stands at a roundabout in Courbevoie, was unveiled to the public in 1883.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Franco-Prussian War 1870
- Acquisition date
- 1889
- Acquisition notes
- Given by the Municipal Council of Paris
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1889,1219.3
