Les Evenements De Paris
Print
1871 (printed)
1871 (printed)
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Print showing the execution of archbishop Darboy and others by firing squad. On the right is a group of soldiers opening fire. In the centre is the group of men being executed. 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
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| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'Massacre De Mrg. Darboy Et Des Otages'. Print showing the execution of Archbishop Darboy and others by firing squad. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1871. |
| Physical description | Print showing the execution of archbishop Darboy and others by firing squad. On the right is a group of soldiers opening fire. In the centre is the group of men being executed. 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. |
| Dimensions | The prints in this series are described in the accession record as being of various sizes. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Les Evenements De Paris. 8. En vente chez Grognet, imp. edit. r. des Ecoles 16. Massacre De Mrg. Darboy Et Des Otages à la Roquette, le 23 Mai 1871.' (Lettered) |
| Historical context | Georges Darboy, archbishop of Paris, was executed by members of the Paris Commune in May 1871. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Other number | 8 |
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| Accession number | E.1444-1962 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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