Sujet

The Germans in Paris: an object of great curiosity, Champs Elysées, 1871. Creator: Unknown.

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The Germans in Paris: an object of great curiosity, Champs Elysées, 1871. Franco-Prussian War. 'The quarter of Paris comprising the Champs Elysées and the Place de la Concorde...was occupied by 30,000 German troops, from the Wednesday morning to the Friday morning...On the benches by the side of the road were seated some of the invaders, in groups of twos and threes, chatting and smoking their pipes, and ready to chaff any French man or woman who might be willing to converse. Soon they became centres of animated crowds; and whenever one saw forty or fifty crammed together in a circle, one might be sure that Hans or Fritz was the centre of it'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM24A70_196

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Droits gérés

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9,7Mo (856,5Ko) / 15,8cm x 15,4cm / 1872 x 1814 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Germany unusual female women woman people male group crowd crowds man men curiosity curious German arts country French France Paris art guy enemy occupation British bench benches territorial smoking seating armour military war location Armed Forces century helmet Britain inquisitive cigar cigars newspapers press cigarettes soldiers soldier print TERRITORY concept adversary looking at B&W Parisian Army warfare engraved engraving 19th century black & white black and white B W Ile-de-France armed services civilian civilians nineteenth century The Print Collector 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War Illustrated London News Siege of Paris TGN wood engraving ILN newspaper Unknown foe cigarette occupied territory Parisians 19th-century The Illustrated London News army of occupation