Picture No | 10219131 |
Date | 1871 |
Description | Burning of the Guillotine on the Place Voltaire, Paris 1871 |
Details |
Communards burning a guillotine in the Place Voltaire, during the Paris Commune. The Communards burned or destroyed a number of symbols of power in Paris, including the Vendome Column, the Tuileries, Palais de Justice, Palais Royale and the Hotel de Ville.
|
Source | Illustrated London News. 1871, 22 April 1871, page 392 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
Restrictions |
|
Thank you for visiting our website. If you are interested in licensing this image please email us at pictures@maryevans.com or telephone us on +44(0)20 8318 0034. If you are already registered to use this website, you can log in here. |