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Rouen

Bone, Sir W. Muirhead, 1917, Publisher's print
Rouen
Rouen
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Item no
33581
Title
Rouen
Description
Accompanying text reads:
"Like Innsbruck and Winchester, Rouen has the charm of an ancient capital with the surroundings of a country town. Here Joan of Arc was burnt and King John murdered Prince Arthur; the walls defied our Henry V in Agincourt year. Sea-going vessels steam 70 miles up the Seine - and it is one of the most beautiful river journeys in Europe - to the quay shown in the foreground of the drawing. Rouen has more precious heirlooms of medieval architecture than any other French city; it is "earthlier happy" in the possession of a good damp climate for spinning cotton, excellent shops, and a pleasant race-course, covered at present, by the tents and huts of a British military hospital, administered from the grand stand."
Artist / maker
Date
1917
Size
16.5 x 21.5 cm
Location
Art and Design Library
Copyright
Crown Copyright