Title

Paris besieged, 1870-1871. Artist: Anon

Caption

Paris besieged, 1870-1871. Cartoon depicting a scene during the Prussian Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). 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 28 January 1871. From a series entitled Paris Bloque. From a private collection.
Private collection

Date

1870

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B86_468

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,2Mb) / 11,9in x 16,4in / 3560 x 4908 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people discussion shopping shop shops vegetables vegetable country French France discussing color colour mushroom war carrot location century shopper spring onion wartime lady concept scarcity cartoon hardship 19th century 1870s nineteenth century Art Media 1870-1871 besieged Franco-Prussian War Siege of Paris satire Anon Anonymous satire