Choose PDF type:
| Picture No | 10219145 |
| Date | 1871 |
| Description | Explosion at Suresnes; Paris Commune 1871 |
| Details |
A modest family home ripped apart by a shell, during the fighting between the Versailles Government troops and the Paris Communards. The wooden walls and thatched roof are shown falling in on a mother and baby, whilst her husband looks on in horror.
|
| Source | Engraving by M W Ridley in 'The Illustrated London News', 29 April 1871, page 413 |
| 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. |