1-150-629 - The Cartoon Collector/Heritage-Images

'Her Baptism of Fire', 1871. Paris stands amidst the victims of France's unsuccessful war against Prussia. Paris had been under siege since the end of the previous year, and was now suffering under massive bombardment by Prussian forces. Her people were suffering from famine, and the city must surrender soon. From Punch, or the London Charivari, January 28, 1871.