Arc de Triomphe and Place de l'Etoile, Paris, France Size:Standard: 6 x 4in German prisoners on a duckboard

German prisoners on a duckboard track at the Yser Canal

The plate is headed 'TROMBES' and inscribed 'Dessine par M

Plate 27 from the book A philosophical account of the works of nature

'The Election Budget'

Arc de Triomphe and Place de l'Etoile, Paris, France Size:Standard: 6 x 4in German prisoners on a duckboardArc de Triomphe and Place de l'Etoile, Paris, France, early 20th century. Designed by Jean Chalgrin in Neoclassical style to recall the monumental architecture of Ancient Rome, the Arc de Triomphe was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz. It was finally completed in the 1830s.