1875 saw the reinstallation of the statue of Napoleon on top of the Vendôme Column. The column had been dismantled and the statue of Napoleon toppled by the communards four years earlier in 1871 during the short period in which they were in control of Paris. Some photos taken on that occasion can be found in an album of 110 photographs devoted to the Siege of Paris by French photojournalist Bruno Braquehais.
Re-installing the statue of Napoleon I on the Vendôme column, Paris, in 1875
Artist(s) : BOSSU Charles-François, MARVILLE Charles
by Charles Marville and Jean-François Bossu © Ministère de la Culture
Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais
- Date :
- 1875
- Technique :
- photograph
- Place held :
- Médiathèque de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, Charenton-le-Pont, France
- Photo credit :
- Photo © Ministère de la Culture -Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Charles Marville