Saturday, August 15, 2015

Marshal Andre Massena - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now

Andre Massena (1758-1817 was a French military commander and one of Napoleon's original eighteen Marshals of the Empire. He is buried along with his son-in-law, Honore Charles Reille (1775-1860, Marshal of France, in division 28, near Francois Lefebvre, another Marshal of the Empire.
1855 Massena (Salomon)

1821 Massena (Jolimont)

1832 Massena (Normand)

1832 Massena (Quaglia)

1836 Massena

1840 Massena

late 19th century by Eugene Atget

1896 by Fraigneau
2006 by Steve Soper

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