Interior of Westminster Hall 1885-1916 Tony Beltrand Lepère made this print to accompany an article on the explosions orchestrated by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, known as the Fenian dynamite campaign, in London on January 24, 1885, published in Le Monde Illustré a week later. The caption in the journal notes that Lepère based his wood engravings on photographs, which were clearly taken before the bombings. Lepère served as the main draftsman for Le Monde Illustré from 1881 and employed Tony Beltrand (1847-1904), Eugène Dété (1848-1922), and Frédéric Florian (1858-1904) in his workshop to help with the time-consuming task of engraving. The initials "B.D.F" on the lower right indicate their involvement with this block. This proof without letters may have been part of a restrike in 1916 for a collection of prints from the publication, Les Bois du Monde Illustré.. Interior of Westminster Hall. 1885-1916. Wood engraving on Japan paper; proof. Tony Beltrand (French, Lyon ca.1847-1904 P
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