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Les Evenements De Paris

Print
1871 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print showing soldiers opening fire on a group of men. On the right another group of men appear to have been taken prisoner. Print from a set of caricatures, broadsheets and illustrations in ten volumes. Each volume is half-bound in red leather, gold tooled and stamped with imperial emblems, title etc.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Les Evenements De Paris (series title)
  • Insurges Fusillés A La Caserne Lobau (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Brief description
'Insurges Fusillés A La Caserne Lobau'. Print showing soldiers opening fire on a group of men. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1871.
Physical description
Print showing soldiers opening fire on a group of men. On the right another group of men appear to have been taken prisoner. Print from a set of caricatures, broadsheets and illustrations in ten volumes. Each volume is half-bound in red leather, gold tooled and stamped with imperial emblems, title etc.
DimensionsThe prints in this series are described in the accession record as being of various sizes.
Marks and inscriptions
'Les Evenements De Paris 6. En vente chez Grognet Rue des Ecoles 16. Insurges Fusillés A La Caserne Lobau.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Other number
6
Collection
Accession number
E.1445-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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