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Surrender of Napoleon III on Sepr. 2d. 1870 Übergabe von Napoleon III. – Historic Print

Surrender of Napoleon III on Sepr. 2d. 1870 Übergabe von Napoleon III., N.Y. : Published by H. Schile, 36 Division St., c1871 (N.Y. : Printed by Geo. Schlegel, 97 William St.) — antique lithograph
Surrender of Napoleon III on Sepr. 2d. 1870 Übergabe von Napoleon III., N.Y. : Published by H. Schile, 36 Division St., c1871 (N.Y. : Printed by Geo. Schlegel, 97 William St.). Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Surrender of Napoleon III on Sepr. 2d. 1870 Übergabe von Napoleon III., preserved in this antique lithograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Napoleon III's surrender to the Prussian king at Sedan on September 2, 1870, is the event this lithograph commemorates. Published in New York around 1871 by H. Schile, the print carries its title in both English and German, reflecting the German-speaking readers it was meant to reach. The capture of the emperor and about 100,000 French troops led within days to the fall of the Second Empire and the proclamation of a republic in Paris. The Library of Congress holds both a black-and-white and a hand-colored impression.

Created / publishedN.Y. : Published by H. Schile, 36 Division St., c1871 (N.Y. : Printed by Geo. Schlegel, 97 William St.)
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreLithographs 1870-1880.
NotesB3446 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1871 by H. Schile in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C. Library has two impressions, one b&w and one hand-colored. DLC
SubjectsNapoleon--III,--Emperor of the French,--1808-1873. William--I,--German Emperor,--1797-1888. Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871--Surrenders. Sedan Campaign, 1870. Surrenders--French--France--Sedan--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,158 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118920

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