Joseph Félon, 1848 - Archbishop Affre on the barricade, Faubourg Saint-Antoine, current 11th and 12th arrondissements, June 26, 1848. - fine art print

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In the year 1848 Joseph Félon created this 19th century piece of art. The 170 year old piece of art has the size: Height: 92 cm, Width: 67 cm. Besides, the artwork belongs to the art collection of Musée Carnavalet Paris located in Paris, France. With courtesy of Musée Carnavalet Paris (licensed: public domain).In addition, the work of art has the creditline: . On top of that, alignment is portrait and has a side ratio of 1 : 1.4, which means that the length is 29% shorter than the width.

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Archbishop Affre on the barricade, Faubourg Saint-Antoine, current 11th and 12th arrondissements, June 26, 1848. Historic stage. In the foreground, on a pile of paving a corpse. On the left, a woman holding the stem of a red flag. On the barricade, Monsignor Affre, accompanied by two clergymen, left arm outstretched in blessing. In the background, the top of the column of July.

Work exposed to the Salon of 1849, No. 702 (?) Death of Archbishop Affre, Archbishop of Paris. Felon have painted three tables for this event: 1º the museum of Montpellier (see Catalog of Mr. Joubin, 1926, No. 541), an insurgent group carries the Archbishop of Paris mortally wounded; 2º At the museum of Saumur, The Death of the Archbishop of Paris, reported in the table Bellier Dictionary La Chavignerie; 3º Painting the Carnavalet Museum which is a lithograph (see inventory sheet). According to the Great Universal Larousse nineteenth century (ed. From 1866 to 1876, notice Afire), Denis-Auguste Affre, Archbishop of Paris wanted to stop the bloodshed, and stood, June 25, at four in the afternoon before the barricade at the entrance of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine. By the time he exhorted the soldiers to submission, he was struck by a stray kidney shot and fell into the arms of the insurgents, who testified great despair. This event was also not the result of a crime; the direction of the shot, the certificate of vicars, pain insurgents leave no doubt. The prelate died on June 27

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