Exposition universelle, 1900 : the chefs-d'œuvre (1900)
Walton, William, 1843-1915 · Philadelphia : G. Barrie & Son · leaf 51
CONTEMPORARY ART 19 General Faidherbe, in his native city of Lille. The innovation was con¬ sidered to be of sufficient importance to be taken up in the reviews and on the boulevards; … and the hands clasped behind his back, which distinguished him in life; at the foot of the pedestal, an heroic figure of France, wearing a cuirass and a helmet and supporting the national flag, looks up admiringly at the orator. The head of this figure is a portrait of Madame Jules Ferry, who is…
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