Bronze statue of a French rifleman or poilu silhouetted against the rising sun. Town monument at Monpazier in the Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, to those who fell in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71.

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Monpazier, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France: bronze statue of a French poilu or infantryman silhouetted against the rising sun and a dark grey sky on the town’s monument to those who fell in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1.

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Size: 2790px × 4201px
Location: Monpazier, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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