Belgique Pantheon De La Guerre King Albert I Belgium WWI 1918 Postcard For Sale

Vintage 1918 postcard featuring the Belgian section of the monumental Panthéon de la Guerre by Pierre Carrier-Belleuse and Auguste-François Gorguet. Captioned “Belgique,” the scene centers on Belgium’s King Albert I and portrays Belgian military officers, government officials, clergy, nurses, civilians, and wartime victims. Rubble and damaged belongings in the foreground symbolize the destruction Belgium suffered during World War I. The panorama was originally exhibited in Paris in the Île-de-France region of northern France. Printed by E. Le Deley of Paris.