1. The Burghers of Calais, by the French sculptor, Auguste Rodin, represents the idea of freedom from oppression

2. One of the most famous sculptures by Auguste Rodin, The Burghers of Calais serves as a monument to an event in 1347 during the Hundred Years' War, when Calais, an important French port on the English Channel, was under siege by the English

3. The Burghers of Calais, modeled 1884-95, cast 1985, Sculpture-Bronze, Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840-1917 Meudon), The Burghers of Calais, commemorating an episode during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, is probably the best and certainly the most successful of Rodin's public monuments.