Sujet

The Germans in Paris: the line of demarcation, Pont de la Concorde, 1871. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Germans in Paris: the line of demarcation, Pont de la Concorde, 1871. Franco-Prussian War. 'The approaches to the Place de la Concorde from the streets on its eastern side, which traverse the heart of Paris, as well as that from the southern quarter of Paris, by the bridge which crosses the Seine nearly opposite the Palais du Corps Legislatif, and the northern outlets from the Place de la Concorde, beyond the line of the Rue du Faubourg St. Honore, were closed by barricades and double lines of French and Prussian sentries...[our Illustration shows the barrier] at the end of the Pont de la Concorde, the bridge just mentioned'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A70_193

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

25,2Mo (2,3Mo) / 29,2cm x 21,6cm / 3444 x 2556 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Germany people male boy boys child children man men German arts pipes pipe country French France Paris art guy enemy occupation British weapon weapons gun guns guarding enemies barrier territorial smoking guards military war location Armed Forces century Britain newspapers press soldiers soldier invasion print rifles rifle wartime TERRITORY concept bayonet adversary B&W Army warfare engraved engraving checkpoint Invader 19th century invading black & white black and white B W weaponry Ile-de-France armed services tobacco pipe bayonets civilian civilians nineteenth century The Print Collector 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War Illustrated London News Siege of Paris TGN wood engraving ILN newspaper invaders Unknown foe occupied territory meerschaum 19th-century The Illustrated London News army of occupation