Arc de Triomphe, Paris Size:M: 75 x 60cm holds up an extinguisher made

holds up an extinguisher made of paper

Shows clock on the outer wall of the inn

and starts snoring

Plate 16 from A Curious Herbal by Elizabeth Blackwell

Arc de Triomphe, Paris Size:M: 75 x 60cm holds up an extinguisher madeArc de Triomphe, Paris, late 19th century. One of the Parisian triumphal arches designed in Neoclassical style to recall the monumental architecture of Ancient Rome, the Arc de Triomphe was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz. It was finally completed in the 1830s. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company,