River Loire at Blois

 

River Loire at Blois

The Jewish community of Blois, France, was massacred on May 26, 1171, after it was accused of the ritual murder of a Christian child.

This small sketch was made by Willaim Callow on a trip down the river Loire in 1856 and captures all of the most notable sites in Blois: the famous Chateau to the far left, the church of St. Nicholas alongside, and the eighteenth-century bridge of eleven arches designed by Jacques Gabriel. 

By William Callow – Yale Center for British Art, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112652780 and https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12430

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