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Jean Leprince (20th century)

To another print by Jean Leprince

Jean Leprince : The place of the Concorde (The trophies taken to the enemy).

Original lithograph – Jean Leprince Place Concorde

Proof in colors by Jean Leprince (artist and illustrator active at the beginning of the 20th century) – Plate n°5 of the series ‘Paris during the Great War’ – Signed in the print ‘Jean Leprince 1918’ – Edition André 3, rue des Saints-Pères, Paris.

Dimensions of the sheet : H. 300 mm x L. 315 mm

Jean Leprince Place Concorde – The 1918 armistice, signed on November 11, 1918 at 5:15 a.m., put a temporary end to the fighting of the First World War. The armistice was scheduled to last 36 days and was later renewed. The armistice recognizes de facto the victory of the Allies and the defeat of Germany. However, it is not a capitulation in the true sense of the word.

The cease-fire was effective at 11:00 am. It led to the ringing of bells and bugles throughout France. It announced the end of a war that had left more than 18.6 million people dead, disabled and mutilated, including 8 million civilians. The German and Allied representatives met in a restaurant car that had been converted from Marshal Foch’s staff train. In fact the meeting took place in the clearing of Rethondes, in the forest of Compiègne.

The war officially ended on June 28, 1919 with the Treaty of Versailles.