Musee d'histoire de Nantes, Nantes, France

Room in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the centre is a ship's figurehead of St George, late 18th - early 19th century, with arm raised to hold the sword with which he killed the dragon, found at La Roche-Bernard, Brittany, from the Musee des Salorges fund. Behind are portraits of Dominique and Marguerite Deurbroucq with their slaves, 1753, by Pierre-Bernard Morlot. The castle was originally built in 1207 and rebuilt 1466, and was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany until the 16th century, when it became a royal palace. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13459058

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45382222

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7087px x 4671px (8.1MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen