The inauguration ceremonies for the
Suez Canal took place from the 16th-20th November
1869 with the Empress Eugénie presiding.
A copy of this painting, commissioned by the State in
1896, is held in the Musée national du château de Compiègne.
Port Said. The festivities surrounding the inauguration of the maritime canal.
Artist(s) : RIOU Edouard
- Date :
- 1869
- Technique :
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions :
- H = 1.03 m, L = 1.50 m
- Place held :
- Paris, Association du Souvenir de Ferdinand de Lesseps et du Canal de Suez
- Photo credit :
- Association du Souvenir de Ferdinand de Lesseps et du Canal de Suez