'Gardien de la Paix Publique', Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Anon

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'Gardien de la Paix Publique', Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Print from a series titled Souvenirs du Siege de Paris. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III, the Prussians surrounded Paris on 9 September 1870. The city held out despite famine and great hardship until a bombardment with heavy siege guns led to its surrender on 28 January 1871. From a private collection.

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Size: 3359px × 5199px
Location: World,Europe,France,Île-de-France,Paris
Photo credit: © Art Media-Private Collection/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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