Title
Decorated plate tribute to Gambetta
Caption
Faience plate made in Digoin-Sarreguemines
Tribute to Gambetta
End of 19th century
Diameter 20,5 cm
Muller-Quênot Collection
Info+
On 15th September 1870, the Prussien army was on the outskirts of Paris. The town's population was dwindling and had been under siege for 133 days. 67 balloons left Paris between the 23rd September and 1870 and 28th January 1871. The most famous amongst them being "l'Armand Barbès" which left Paris on 7th October 1870 with the Interior Minister, Léon Gambetta and his secretary Eugène Spuller on board to return to the National Defence commission's headquarters in Tours.
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim
Reference
MQR10A00_052
License type
Rights managed
Available size
68,7Mb (3,4Mb) / 16,5in x 16,1in / 4961 x 4837 (300dpi)