Bastille Day Collection (#2)

And the Goose, Well (litho)
8670643 And the Goose, Well (litho) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: And the Goose, Well)

The Emperor shoots a Goose (litho)
8661065 The Emperor shoots a Goose (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Emperor shoots a Goose)

Jules Grevy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris (engraving)
5304921 Jules Grevy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Fish and geese (mosaic)
6384196 Fish and geese (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Fish and geese); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Georges Boulanger and the storm of the bastille, 1889 (illustration)
2460635 Georges Boulanger and the storm of the bastille, 1889 (illustration) by Semant, Paul de (1855-1915); (add.info.: History. France. French Third Republic)

Jules Grevy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris (engraving)
5304915 Jules Grevy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Military parade for victory on july 14, 1919 at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
1760249 Military parade for victory on july 14, 1919 at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris; Photo: Tallandier

Le 14 Juillet au Havre, 1906. Creator: Marquet, Pierre-Albert (1875-1947)
Le 14 Juillet au Havre, 1906. Found in the collection of the Musee national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris

Le quatorze juillet a Rabat - Remise de decorations par le general Lyautey, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le quatorze juillet a Rabat - Remise de decorations par le general Lyautey en presence du sultan Moulai Youssef. La fete du 14 juillet a ete celebree dans tout le Maroc, paticulierement a Rabat

Un jour de fête, 1882. Creator: Georges Jeannin
Un jour de fete, 1882. Festival. Bust of Marianne decorated with garlands of flowers to celebrate 14 July, Bastille Day

Esquisse pour la mairie du 12ème arrondissement de Paris : Place de la Nation. Place de... c.1910
Esquisse pour la mairie du 12eme arrondissement de Paris : Place de la Nation. Place de la Bastille, c.1910. Paris: Place de la Nation and Place de la Bastille - dance on 14 July

Les vainqueurs de la Bastille devant l'Hôtel de Ville, le 14 juillet 1789, between 1830 and 1838
Les vainqueurs de la Bastille devant l'Hotel de Ville, le 14 juillet 1789, (between 1830 and 1838). The conquerors of the Bastille at the Hotel de Ville in Paris, 14 July 1789

14 juillet, 1889. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
14 juillet, 1889. 14th July. Parisians celebrate Bastille Day

Esquisse pour la mairie du 12ème arrondissement de Paris : Le bal du 14 Juillet, c.1910
Esquisse pour la mairie du 12eme arrondissement de Paris : Le bal du 14 Juillet, c.1910. Dance on 14 July (Bastille Day in France)

Esquisse pour la mairie du 4ème : Le 14 juillet 1790, 1884. Creator: Paul Albert Besnard
Esquisse pour la mairie du 4eme : Le 14 juillet 1790, 1884

Esquisse pour la mairie du 4ème : le 14 juillet 1880, 1884. Creator: Paul Albert Besnard
Esquisse pour la mairie du 4eme : le 14 juillet 1880, 1884

The distribution of flags, July 14, 1880. Creator: Unknown
The distribution of flags, July 14, 1880

July 14, 1880, inauguration of the monument to the Republic, 1881. Creator: Alfred Philippe Roll
July 14, 1880, inauguration of the monument to the Republic, 1881

Distribution of flags at Longchamp on July 14, 1880, between 1880 and 1881. Creator: Jules Garnier
Distribution of flags at Longchamp on July 14, 1880, between 1880 and 1881

EDITORIAL General de Gaulle reviewing a unit of his force, 14 July 1940. Charles Andr Joseph Marie de Gaulle, 1890 - 1970. French military officer, statesman and 18th President of France

The patrol
Marc Pelissier

Bullet impacts are seen on the heavy truck the day after it ran into a crowd at high speed killing scores celebrating the Bastille Day July 14 national holiday on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice

Fireworks light up the sky near the Old Port as part of the end of the traditional Bastille Day celebrations in Marseille, July 14, 2014

July Fourteenth, Rue Daunou, 1910 (oil on canvas)
3472211 July Fourteenth, Rue Daunou, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 74 x 50.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Le bon republicain. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1900 (colour litho)
3100218 Le bon republicain. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1900 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le bon republicain)

Leon Gambetta fought to establish an enduring republic. Bastille Day 1880 was a wonderful republican celebration
3622137 Leon Gambetta fought to establish an enduring republic. Bastille Day 1880 was a wonderful republican celebration (colour litho) by Beuzon

Le Bastille Demolite(Fall of the Bastille) (Furnishing Fabric), England, c. 1790
Le Bastille Demolite (Fall of the Bastille) (Furnishing Fabric), England, c. 1790. Tomb of Louis XVI; allegorical figures of Justice and Liberty

Place de l Hotel de Ville, Paris, 14th July 1905 (gouache on paper)
XIR247252 Place de l Hotel de Ville, Paris, 14th July 1905 (gouache on paper) by Houbron, Frederic Anatole (1851-1908); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French

Commemoration de la prise de la Bastille, 14 juillet 1792 (engraving)
2781523 Commemoration de la prise de la Bastille, 14 juillet 1792 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commemoration de la prise de la Bastille)

14 July. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2785960 14 July. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Burret, Leonce (1866-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: 14 July. Illustration for Le Rire, 16 July 1904.); © Look and Learn

Trains taking passengers to Bastille Day celebrations (colour litho)
2795627 Trains taking passengers to Bastille Day celebrations (colour litho) by Bouard, Ernest Auguste (d.1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trains taking passengers to Bastille Day celebrations)

March of School Batallions on the 14th July 1882 (colour litho)
CHT231171 March of School Batallions on the 14th July 1882 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris

The Fourteenth of July (Bastille Day)
CH5162 The Fourteenth of July (Bastille Day) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Bastille Day celebrations (colour litho)
6031091 Bastille Day celebrations (colour litho) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bastille Day celebrations)

Fourteenth of July at Marly-le-Roi, 1875 (oil on canvas)
CEC44176 Fourteenth of July at Marly-le-Roi, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Sisley, Alfred (1839-99); 53.5x72.5 cm; The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford, UK; eThe Higgins Art Gallery & Museum; English

March of School Batallions on the 14th July 1883 at the Place de la Republique
CHT231170 March of School Batallions on the 14th July 1883 at the Place de la Republique (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The 14th July in Paris, Rue de Clignancourt, 1925 (oil on canvas)
NUL139009 The 14th July in Paris, Rue de Clignancourt, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Loiseau, Gustave (1865-1935); 65x54 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Solemn Distribution of Flags at Longchamp by President Jules Grevy (1807-91)
CHT245063 Solemn Distribution of Flags at Longchamp by President Jules Grevy (1807-91), 14th July 1880, 1880 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Eviction, front cover from La Sociale, 21st-28th July 1895 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT217639 Eviction, front cover from La Sociale, 21st-28th July 1895 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Bastille Day celebrations (colour litho)
2818902 Bastille Day celebrations (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bastille Day celebrations)

Works on the Champ de Mars in preparation for the Fete de la Federation, Paris, French Revolution
972681 Works on the Champ de Mars in preparation for the Fete de la Federation, Paris, French Revolution, 14 July 1790 (engraving) by French School

Colonial soldiers of the French Army (colour litho)
2779944 Colonial soldiers of the French Army (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonial soldiers of the French Army. Nos troupes coloniales)

Paris danced joyously (colour litho)
2785909 Paris danced joyously (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris danced joyously. Bastille Day celebrations. Paris a danse joyeusement)

Celebration of Bastille Day, July 14 on the Champs Elysees
PER437843 Celebration of Bastille Day, July 14 on the Champs Elysees, Paris in 1801 (hand-coloured aquatint) by French School

Bastille Day fireworks in the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris (colour litho)
2818310 Bastille Day fireworks in the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Students of the Ecole Centrale taking part in the Bastille Day parade (colour litho)
2782302 Students of the Ecole Centrale taking part in the Bastille Day parade (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bastille Day on Rue de Clignancourt, Paris; La Quartorze Juillet a Paris
825346 Bastille Day on Rue de Clignancourt, Paris; La Quartorze Juillet a Paris, la Rue de Clignancourt, (oil on canvas) by Loiseau

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"Bastille Day: A Historic Celebration of Freedom and Unity" On June 30, 1878, the streets of Paris came alive with a vibrant celebration captured in Monet's masterpiece "Celebration. " The Rue Montorgueil overflowed with joyous revelers, marking a significant moment in French history. This painting serves as a reminder of the resilience and spirit that define Bastille Day. The origins of this commemoration trace back to the infamous Bastille Attack during the French Revolution. On July 14th, 1789, brave revolutionaries stormed the Bastille prison, igniting a spark that would forever change France. This audacious act symbolized liberation from oppression and became an enduring symbol of freedom. Fast forward to c1801 when Parisians gathered on Avenue des Champs Elysees for grand festivities honoring Bastille Day. As depicted in an etching from that time, spectators marveled at balloon ascensions while relishing in the jubilant atmosphere. Bullet impacts on heavy trucks remind us of past struggles but also highlight how far we have come since then. Fireworks illuminating the sky near Old Port signify not only the end of traditional celebrations but also serve as a metaphorical representation of triumph over adversity, and is through these dazzling displays that unity is forged among people from all walks of life. Bastille Day transcends borders too; British soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Germans during World War I on this very day – July 14th – at Bazentin, France. Their courage exemplifies how this date continues to inspire bravery and determination even amidst conflict. Artistic depictions such as "July Fourteenth" by Rue Daunou (1910) or "Le bon republicain" illustrate how artists immortalize moments filled with patriotic fervor and national pride during these celebrations throughout history. Leon Gambetta's relentless fight for an enduring republic culminated in the magnificent Bastille Day celebration of 1880.