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Black and white etching of a view of a bastion from above with a town in the distance on the le…
Bastion 49
Black and white etching of a view of a bastion from above with a town in the distance on the le…
Black and white etching of a view of a bastion from above with a town in the distance on the left side of the image and mountains in the background. The bastion has some trees and there appears to be an army of people walking down a pathway between the town and bastion.

Bastion 49


Artist (French, 1827 - 1886)
Portfolio/SeriesSouvenirs Artistiques du Siège de Paris
Date1870–71
MediumEtching
DimensionsImage: 3 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (8.7 x 14 cm)
Plate: 7 3/8 x 8 1/8 in. (18.7 x 20.6 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/16 x 19 1/4 in. (31.6 x 48.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carol and James Goodfriend
Object number2017.170.11
ClassificationsWork on Paper
Object NameEtching
CultureWestern European
NationalityFrench
On View
Not on view
Century
  • Nineteenth
More Information
Signedbottom right in image: Lalanne
Inscribedbottom left: Maxime Lalanne del. et sculp., bottom right: Paris, CADART & LUCE, Edit Imp., bottom center: BASTION 49_UN ASPECT DES FORTIFICATIONS DE PARIS / 1870-71, verso bottom left: RPG 11936, verso bottom right: 54-C / 5 7/8-sides 3 1/2 top 4-last
Editioniii/iv