The theft of the La Tour Pastels from St. Quentin, Dec 1918
Article describing the theft of the pastel work of Maurice Quentin de la Tour and showing a selection of three examples of his most famous pastel work, as well as a smaller image of a statue of the artist by Langlet which was also taken by German soldiers as they retreated from Northern France. The Sphere comments on the "burglarious and thieving instincts which form part of the [German] national character"
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12688603
Media ID
46100093
Size
7814px x 3761px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Reproductions of three pastel heads by Quentin La Tour and a photograph by an unattributed photographer in The Sphere', 7 December 1918
Date
1918
