A la memoire des martyrs de la liberte, Execution d'Orsini et de Pierri, [13 Mars 1858] – Historic Print
![A la memoire des martyrs de la liberte, Execution d'Orsini et de Pierri, [13 Mars 1858], c1858 April 13. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a5/a54c42f33131-L.webp)
(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 la memoire des martyrs de la liberte, Execution d'Orsini et de Pierri, [13 Mars 1858] comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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A la memoire des martyrs de la liberte, Execution d'Orsini et de Pierri, [13 Mars 1858]
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This print commemorates the execution of Felice Orsini and Giuseppe Pieri, who were guillotined in Paris on March 13, 1858, for their part in the attack on Napoleon III's carriage the previous January. The French title dedicates the sheet to the "martyrs of liberty," which shows that it was meant to honor the two men as patriots rather than criminals, a view widely held among Italian nationalists of the time. The attack killed and wounded bystanders and led to diplomatic friction between France and Britain over the refuge given to political exiles.
| Created / published | c1858 April 13. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | 548 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Guerrier. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,356 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-118958 |
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