Lecture d'une Dépêche à la Mairie du IXème Arrondissement by Alfred Decaen. A large crowd of people in 19th-century attire gathers beneath a monumental stone archway of a Paris town hall to hear a dispatch.

Lecture d'une Dépêche à la Mairie du IXème Arrondissement

Alfred Decaen

1871 · Medium Not Listed

A detailed 19th-century scene capturing a moment of historical importance in Paris.

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A substantial, grounding work with softened warm notes — brings a composed sense of weight.

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Living Room · Study · Library
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Works well in taller wall spaces with room around it
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Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
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Charcoal black, Olive green, Aged gold

About the piece

Painted in 1871 by Alfred Decaen, this work depicts a crowd at the Ninth Arrondissement Town Hall during the Siege of Paris. The monumental architecture of the archway, inscribed with 'Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité,' serves as a dramatic backdrop to the figures gathered in the street.

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