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Sébastien Charles Giraud: English: Capture of Fort Fautahua in TahitiFrançais : Prise du fort de Fautahua à Tahiti (

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Artist



Alternative names	Charles Giraud; Sebastien-Charles Giraud; Sebastian Charles Giraud; Sebastien Charles Giraud
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	18 June 1819	30 September 1892
Location of birth/death	Paris	Sannois
Authority file	: Q3510003 VIAF: 29801847 ISNI: 0000000066614057 ULAN: 500018691 GND: 1038169151 SUDOC: 113625146

Title

English: Capture of Fort Fautahua in Tahiti

Français : Prise du fort de Fautahua à Tahiti

Object type

painting

Date

17 December 1846 (event)
1857 (painting)

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

152 × 111 cm (59.8 × 43.7 in)

Collection

Museum of the History of France

	Native name	Musée de l’Histoire de France
	Parent institution	Palace of Versailles
	Location	Versailles
	Coordinates	48° 48′ 15.84″ N, 2° 07′ 19.09″ E
	Established	1833
	Website	www.museehistoiredefrance.fr
	Authority file	: Q3329787 VIAF: 136752806 ISNI: 0000000121654802 LCCN: n83019688 SUDOC: 026393549 NKC: ko2007416902 WorldCat

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