Georges Darboy (1813-1871), French bishop, wood engraving, published in 1892 - Bildbanksillustration

Georges Darboy (1813 - 1871) - French Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nancy then Archbishop of Paris. He was among a group of prominent hostages executed as the Paris Commune of 1871 was about to be overthrown. The executions was ordered by Théophile Ferré, who later was executed by firing squad by the French government after the fall of the Commune. Wood engraving based on an etching by Léopold Massard (French painter and engraver, 1812-1889), published in 1892.