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| Keywords: M. Haussmann et Mlle Lutèce - "Paris-Comique".jpg Originally appearing on the cover of the January 15th 1870 issue of Paris-Comique this anonymous engraving was printed with the following caption Est-il possible qu'après vous avoir tant aimée qu'après vous avoir coverte de perles et de diamants et fait de vous jadis si laide la plus belle fille de la terre vous me disiez zut Ingrate It was not unusual for 19th century artists to personify Paris as female This artist presents Haussmann's Paris as his dependent yet ungrateful mistress Haussmann as well as many of his associates felt unappreciated and wronged by the constant criticism they faced regarding their urban developmental projects in Paris 1870 engraving Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line accession number 1085053657843375 PD-old Engravings of people in Paris Images of Paris from the Brown University Library Haussmann's renovation of Paris Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann Caricatures of Paris 1870 in Paris 1870 engravings | ||||
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