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Tuilleries in ruins, Paris 24th May 1871

Kerr, Mark, 1871, Reproduction
Tuilleries in ruins, Paris 24th May 1871
Tuilleries in ruins, Paris 24th May 1871
Tuilleries in ruins, Paris 24th May 1871
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Item no
17026
Title
Tuilleries in ruins, Paris 24th May 1871
Description
A line drawing of the Palais des Tuilleries, Paris in ruins. Rubble lies in the foreground with crowds of soldiers and people behind. In front of them the building has been razed to the ground and plumes of smoke are rising from the destroyed building. Soldiers on horseback ride in front of the devastation. A walkway lit by street lights leads up to the left.
Artist / maker
Kerr, Mark
Date
1871
Size
9.5 x 14 cm
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection