“Cours Bourbon” Lyon Flood, 5 June 1856

Artist Louis-Antoine Froissart (French, 1815 - 1860)

DateJune 5, 1856

MediumSalt print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 13/16 × 13 1/8 inches (24.92 × 33.34 cm)
Mount: 18 5/8 × 23 7/8 inches (47.31 × 60.64 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jay H. McDonald

Object number2025.93.4

Signednone

InscribedOn mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "Cours Bourbon (5 Juin 1856)"

MarkingsBlind stamp on mount recto, upper left: "E [image] B"; On mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "12 / 30718/40"; On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "301786".

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DescriptionImage of piles of wooden beams and debris. A two-story building in the center which is partially damaged with the interior walls exposed. In the foreground are several large wooden wagon wheels with their frames scattered.

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