1870, Edouard Manet, Line in Front of the Butcher Shop -- National Gallery of Art (Washington)
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Manet served in the National Guard during the Franco-Prussian War, experiencing the hardships of the siege of Paris during the brutal winter of 1870 - 1871. His etching Line in Front of the Butcher Shop shows a scene he described in a letter to his wife. Parisians wait for hours in the hopes of obtaining dwindling provisions.
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1870, Edouard Manet, Line in Front of the Butcher Shop -- National Gallery of Art (Washington)
From the museum/exhibition label:
Manet served in the National Guard during the Franco-Prussian War, experiencing the hardships of the siege of Paris during the brutal winter of 1870 - 1871. His etching Line in Front of the Butcher Shop shows a scene he described in a letter to his wife. Parisians wait for hours in the hopes of obtaining dwindling provisions.
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