This image represents a painting which was made to replace another one by Yvon, which did not please, on the same theme, commissioned by the Paris City council to commemorate the event. After this one was lost in 1871, the first painting became the official version known today.
Napoleon III Hands Baron Haussmann the Decree Annexing the Parisian Suburban Communes
Artist(s) : YVON Adolphe
- Date :
- 1859
- Technique :
- oil on canvas
- Place held :
- Lost in the fire at the Paris Hôtel de Ville of 1871.
- Photo credit :
- © Léopold Mercier/Roger-Viollet