Louis Marie Chevalier, 1870 - The top of Montmartre, with the Solferino tower, 1870 - fine art print

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In 1870 Louis Marie Chevalier painted the 19th century masterpiece called "The top of Montmartre, with the Solferino tower, 1870". The 150 year old version of the masterpiece has the size - Height: 19,6 cm, Width: 46,3 cm. The original artwork is inscribed with the following information: "Signing of the running - Signed lower left "L. Knight"". Today, the work of art is part of the collection of Musée Carnavalet Paris. With courtesy of - Musée Carnavalet Paris (license: public domain).Also, the work of art has the following creditline: . What is more, the alignment of the digital reproduction is in landscape format with a side ratio of 5 : 2, which implies that the length is two and a half times longer than the width.

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On the left, the Solferino tower, partially leveled, surrounded by a garden.

The tower of Solferino was built in 1859 in the location of the mill of the Lancet, demolished in 1827. It was named for the Battle of Solferino (24 June 1859) and was occupied by a tavern; we enjoyed from the upper platform of a panoramic view of Paris and its region. It was partially leveled early in the siege of Paris, on 20 September 1870 to avoid serving mark in the Prussian artillery. It was completely demolished in 1874. It occupied the approximate location of the Sacred Heart.

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