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Originally appearing on the cover of the January 15th, 1870 issue of "Paris-Comique", this anonymous engraving was printed with the following caption: "Est-il possible qu'après vous avoir tant aimée, qu'après vous avoir coverte de perles et de diamants, et fait de vous, jadis si laide, la plus belle. . . fille de la terre, vous me disiez. . . zut? Ingrate!!" It was not unusual for 19th century artists to personify Paris as female. This artist presents Haussmann's Paris as his dependent yet ungrateful mistress. Haussmann, as well as many of his associates, felt unappreciated and wronged by the constant criticism they faced regarding their urban developmental projects in Paris.</div>
1870<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1870-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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