Souvenir from the 2nd of December: 'The Child Was Shot Twice in the Head', illustration for the poem 'Souvenir de la nuit du 4 Decembre' from 'Les Chatiments' by Victor Hugo, Paris, 1882 by Pierre Mejanel
© Bridgeman Art Library / Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France / Archives Charmet
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- Souvenir from the 2nd of December: 'The Child Was Shot Twice in the Head', illustration for the poem 'Souvenir de la nuit du 4 Decembre' from 'Les Chatiments' by Victor Hugo, Paris, 1882
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- Pierre Mejanel
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- CHT293600
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- Bridgeman Art Library
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- © Bridgeman Art Library / Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France / Archives Charmet
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child shot during the Coup d'Etat by Napoleon III in December 1851; violent riots took place after the Coup and many were left injured or dead; the subtitle is the first line of the poem; strong criticism; 'l'enfant avait recu deux balles dans la tete';
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