Description
- Abstract:
- Despite Haussmann's enormous power and influence over the city's developmental progress, his work grew to be more and more scrutinized by the public as time progressed. Towards the end of the Second Empire, Haussmann was in the midst of a potential financial scandal and was often the object of social, political and artistic critique. This anonymous caricature serves to dismantle previous notions of Haussmann's authority, portraying the Prefect as foolish as he literally falls from grace.
- Notes:
- Jordan, David. Transforming Paris : The Life and Labors of Baron Haussmann. New York: Free Press, 1995.
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"'The Hailstorms of March'"
Paris: Capital of the 19th Century.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:80933/
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Paris: Capital of the 19th Century
...The project, "Paris, Capital of the 19th century," initiated by the French Studies and Comparative Literature Departments of Brown University, provides a window into the cultural, political and social context of 19th century Parisian culture.
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