Replacing Napoleon statue Paris France

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The original column was pulled down by the paris commune (describing it as a monument to barbarism) at the demand of painter Gustave Courbet, who, after the collapse of the Commune, was sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay for the restoartion. Instead he fled the country. From an original engraving Illustrated London News 1876

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Size: 2452px × 3048px
Location: Place Vendome, Paris, France
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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