Dry point etching by Maxime Lalanne letter (1827-1886). Second state before the letter Reference: (Villet 70 II/III.) Headquarters of Paris 1870-1871 BASTION 66 Interior side of the Porte de Versailles. View of Saint-Cloud and Mont Valérien. Interesting work on laid paper withlarge margins. A scene from the Siege of Paris by the Prussians after the army of Napoleon was defeated. The fall of Paris led to the collapse of the second French Empire