Sujet
Damaged spire of Notre-Dame de Brebières, Albert, northern France, c1915-c1918. Artist: Unknown.
Légende
Damaged spire of Notre-Dame de Brebières, Albert, northern France, c1915-c1918. The statue of Mary and the infant Jesus on top of the cathedral was hit by a shell on 15 January 1915. The statue, known as the Golden Virgin, was knocked to a near-horizontal position. Further shelling in 1918 destroyed the tower completely. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1915
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D43_465
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
65,5Mo (2,4Mo) / 42,4cm x 38,8cm / 5003 x 4577 (300dpi)