dcMemorials.com << Previous -- Home -- Next >> Full list of all 1,000+ -- Indexed by Subject -- Indexed by Location -- Indexed by Artist Buy THE Definitive Guide to D.C. Sculpture The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C. Burghers of Calais sculpture by Rodin at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. by Francois Auguste Rene Rodin In 1347 during the siege of Calais by King Edward III of England, six leading citizens (burghers) offered themselves as hostages in order to save the near starving French city. Edward, intending to kill them, ordered them to wear a noose & plain clothes while delivering the keys to the city. Edward's pregnant wife, Philippa, believed this would be a bad omen for her child & successfully persuaded Edward to spare their lives. Click here to see more attractions at the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden including Rodin's Crouching Woman Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 00454_0000006290.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index Jean de Fiennes (obscured), Pierre de Wiessant (turned sideways), Eustache de Saint-Pierre (the leader & richest of the group) & Jean d'Aire (holding a key). More info about this attraction & others nearby           Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control #61570016 Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.dcMemorials.com Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 00454_0000006300.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index Jean de Fiennes (face not visible), Pierre de Wiessant (turned sideways) & Jean d'Aire (holding a key). More info about this attraction & others nearby           Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control #61570016 Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.dcMemorials.com Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 00454_0000006310.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index Jean d'Aire, Andrieu d'Andres (head buried in his hands) & Jacques de Wiessant Rodin's 'Walking Man' is visible in the background at right. More info about this attraction & others nearby           Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control #61570016 Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 00454_0000006320.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index The three with faces visible are Jean de Fiennes (the youngest of the group), Eustache de Saint-Pierre (the leader & richest of the group) & Jean d'Aire (holding a key). Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 00454_0000006330.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 00454_0000006340.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 00454_0000006350.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.dcMemorials.com

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