Etching In Color: Explosion Of An Infernal Machine
Beautiful stencil etching depicting the Rue Nicaise bombing in Paris.
Light dusting. uniform dusting, a few short tears in the outer edges of the largemargins, some handling creases and foxing.freckles.
Ca.1805
This attack also known as thethe "conspiracy of the infernal machine", took place on 3 nivôse an IX(December 24, 1800), the fruit of a royalist conspiracy to assassinateassassinate Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul since the coup d'état of18 brumaire in Paris on November 9, 1799.
This attack, which failed, came shortly after the 18 vendémiaire an IX (October 10, 1800) dagger conspiracy.
- Image width: 385.00
- Image height: 295.00
- Sheet Width: 495.00
- Sheet height: 345.00
Period: 19th century
Style: Consulat, Empire
Condition: Good condition
Material: Paper
Width: 495 mm
Height: 345 mm
Reference (ID): 1734957
Availability: In stock
