Auguste Rodin is commissioned in 1884 to…

May 1884 CE

Auguste Rodin is commissioned in 1884 to create a monument for the town of Calais to commemorate the sacrifice of the burghers who gave themselves as hostages to King Edward III of England in 1347 to raise the yearlong siege of the famine-ravaged city.

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Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais France View →

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Auguste Rodin View →

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France (French republic); the Third Republic View →

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Western Art: Impressionism and Late Orientalism View →

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