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Souvenir from the 2nd of December: The Child Was Shot Twice in the Head, illustration for the poem Souvenir de la nuit du 4 Decembre from Les Chatiments by Victor Hugo, Paris, 1882 (colour litho)

CHT293600 Souvenir from the 2nd of December: The Child Was Shot Twice in the Head, illustration for the poem Souvenir de la nuit du 4 Decembre from Les Chatiments by Victor Hugo, Paris, 1882 (colour litho) by Mejanel, Pierre (b.c.1850); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: child shot during the Coup d'Etat by Napoleon III in December 1851; violent riots took place after the Coup and many were left injured or dead; the subtitle is the first line of the poem; strong criticism; l'enfant avait recu deux balles dans la tete';); © Archives Charmet

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Marseilles, c.1926 (tempera on panel)

LMG112930 Marseilles, c.1926 (tempera on panel) by Wadsworth, Edward Alexander (1889-1949); 49.5x59.7 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK; English, out of copyright

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Harbour, Marseille, Mzpainting, Painting, Port

The Spirit of Voltaire and Jean Jacques Rousseau leads them to the Immortality Temple, illustration from An Allegory of the Works of French Philosophers (coloured engraving)

1218921 The Spirit of Voltaire and Jean Jacques Rousseau leads them to the Immortality Temple, illustration from An Allegory of the Works of French Philosophers (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francois-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 - 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (28 June 1712 - 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological, and educational thought.); © Tallandier

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