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Artist
Godefroy Durand
(1832–)
Alternative names
Godfrey Durand; G. Durand
Description
French illustrator, printmaker, painter, drawer, copper engraver and xylographer
Date of birth/death
1832
27 September 1896 / 1890
Location of birth/death
Düsseldorf
5th arrondissement of Paris
Work location
France; United Kingdom
Authority file
: Q17626692
VIAF: 95875523
ISNI: 0000000378770489
ULAN: 500031469
LCCN: no2019032422
GND: 1038028973
WorldCat
artist QS:P170,Q17626692
Author
The Graphic
Description
English: The Presidential Election in Argentina, the Polling-Station at the Church of La Merced, Buenos Ayres. Illustration for The Graphic, 21 May 1892.
"The rival voters were kept back by an armed force of police out of sight of each other, only batches of two ar three being allowed to enter the polling-office at a time. Armed sentries guarded the gates and the door leading to the office, and were also posted on the roofs of the adjoining houses and in the belfry and tower of the church."
Date
21 May 1892
date QS:P571,+1892-05-21T00:00:00Z/11
Source/Photographer
The Graphic, 21 May 1892
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