3-028-215 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Disturbances in Paris: bivouac of troops in the gardens and courtyard of the Luxembourg, 1870. 'Paris during the vote on the plébiscite was literally crowded with troops, the French Government having taken every precaution to suppress any kind of disturbances that might occur during the voting...The Engraving shows the bivouac in the public gardens of the palace. In the foreground are the soldiers preparing the evening repast in the midst of the artillery horses which are fastened to the railings. The cannons and rifles were placed in the courtyard of the palace, which is seen through the archway in the background'. From "Illustrated London News", 1870.