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French Revolution Collection (#4)

"The French Revolution: A Time of Contrast and Change" In the midst of December 1792, as depicted by Thomas Rowlandson's artwork "The Contrast

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait of Clotilde-Suzanne Courcelles de Labrousse (1747-1821) Self-proclaiming prophetess

Portrait of Clotilde-Suzanne Courcelles de Labrousse (1747-1821) Self-proclaiming prophetess
ELD4956056 Portrait of Clotilde-Suzanne Courcelles de Labrousse (1747-1821) Self-proclaiming prophetess, close to the Jacobins who would have made propheties on the future of the French Revolution

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: La salle du Conseil des Cinq cents. 1798. Engraving preserved at Palais Bourbon, Paris

La salle du Conseil des Cinq cents. 1798. Engraving preserved at Palais Bourbon, Paris
ETI4396218 La salle du Conseil des Cinq cents. 1798. Engraving preserved at Palais Bourbon, Paris.; (add.info.: La salle du Conseil des Cinq cents. 1798. Engraving preserved at Palais Bourbon, Paris.)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait of a gunner of the National Guard, a militia of citizens formed in Paris during

Portrait of a gunner of the National Guard, a militia of citizens formed in Paris during the French Revolution in 1789
YOU4419283 Portrait of a gunner of the National Guard, a militia of citizens formed in Paris during the French Revolution in 1789 and set up in all the communes of France

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait of Charlotte Corday (Marie Charlotte Corday d'Armont, 1768-1793)

Portrait of Charlotte Corday (Marie Charlotte Corday d'Armont, 1768-1793)
ELD4870194 Portrait of Charlotte Corday (Marie Charlotte Corday d'Armont, 1768-1793) knocking at the door of the house of Marat rue des Cordeliers in Paris

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait of Pierre-Francois Palloy (1755-1835) dit le Patriote' Allegorique representation des

Portrait of Pierre-Francois Palloy (1755-1835) dit le Patriote" Allegorique representation des figures
ELD4905895 Portrait of Pierre-Francois Palloy (1755-1835) dit le Patriote" Allegorique representation des figures revolutionnaires

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait of Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793). Drawing by Joseph Boze (1745-1826)

Portrait of Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793). Drawing by Joseph Boze (1745-1826) 1793 B.N Paris (Dim in cm 33x24, 6)
JEB4902632 Portrait of Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793). Drawing by Joseph Boze (1745-1826) 1793 B.N Paris (Dim in cm 33x24, 6); (add.info.: Portrait of Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: French Revolutionary satirical illustration depicting the humiliation of the Aristocracy 1795

French Revolutionary satirical illustration depicting the humiliation of the Aristocracy 1795
5304983 French Revolutionary satirical illustration depicting the humiliation of the Aristocracy 1795; (add.info.: French Revolutionary satirical illustration depicting the humiliation of)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: French Revolution (1789-1799): Le Oath du Jeu de Paume in Versailles on 20 June 1789

French Revolution (1789-1799): Le Oath du Jeu de Paume in Versailles on 20 June 1789
ELD4876406 French Revolution (1789-1799): Le Oath du Jeu de Paume in Versailles on 20 June 1789) (French revolution; Tennis Court Oath on 20th June 1789)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 1890, Centenary of the Revolution

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 1890, Centenary of the Revolution
LUX4759719 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 1890, Centenary of the Revolution, reconstitution of the revolutionary army, the unbridled with officers in bicorn, 1890; (add.info.: France)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic map showing a revolutionary soldier with a cannon of 75 ready

First World War: France, Patriotic map showing a revolutionary soldier with a cannon of 75 ready to fight
LUX4742946 First World War: France, Patriotic map showing a revolutionary soldier with a cannon of 75 ready to fight, map titled the field of the start

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Jean Paul Marat, french politician and scientist, lithography

Jean Paul Marat, french politician and scientist, lithography from : " Geschichte Napoleon's von der Wiege bis
UTD4918393 Jean Paul Marat, french politician and scientist, lithography from : " Geschichte Napoleon's von der Wiege bis zum Grab (the history of Napoleon from the cradle to the grave)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Maximilien Robespierre, 1840 (engraving)

Maximilien Robespierre, 1840 (engraving)
UTD4918233 Maximilien Robespierre, 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician, guillotined 1794)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait of Maximilian by Robespierre (1758-1794), French revolutionary

Portrait of Maximilian by Robespierre (1758-1794), French revolutionary. Lithograph from 19th century illustration
NWI4920114 Portrait of Maximilian by Robespierre (1758-1794), French revolutionary. Lithograph from 19th century illustration.; (add.info.: Portrait of Maximilian by Robespierre (1758-1794)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Bourgeois men, 1794, French National Convention era. Old man in the ancien style

Bourgeois men, 1794, French National Convention era. Old man in the ancien style
FLO4572542 Bourgeois men, 1794, French National Convention era. Old man in the ancien style, and young man in the revolutionary style with white vest a la Robespierre

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Member of the Council of Elders, Conseil des Ancients, French Directory era. 1795-1799

Member of the Council of Elders, Conseil des Ancients, French Directory era. 1795-1799
FLO4572570 Member of the Council of Elders, Conseil des Ancients, French Directory era. 1795-1799. He wears a tunic and cape, hat with tricolor plumes and his hair parted in the middle

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Women of the people, French National Convention era. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile

Women of the people, French National Convention era. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul
FLO4572559 Women of the people, French National Convention era. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Francois-Antoine Boissy d'Anglas, President of the Convention, writer, lawyer, politician 1756Ð1828

Francois-Antoine Boissy d'Anglas, President of the Convention, writer, lawyer, politician 1756Ð1828
FLO4572507 Francois-Antoine Boissy d'Anglas, President of the Convention, writer, lawyer, politician 1756Ð1828. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Earl of Mirabeau 1749-1791. In costume of a depute in the United States

Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Earl of Mirabeau 1749-1791. In costume of a depute in the United States
FLO4572463 Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Earl of Mirabeau 1749-1791. In costume of a depute in the United States. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio X from Le

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Marat rediting the newspaper L'Ami du Peuple. Engraving of the weekly newspaper L'Ouvrier

Marat rediting the newspaper L'Ami du Peuple. Engraving of the weekly newspaper L'Ouvrier illustrating A
PCT4269469 Marat rediting the newspaper L'Ami du Peuple. Engraving of the weekly newspaper L'Ouvrier illustrating A

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex ' Marat ou les heros de la revolution'

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285688 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti clerical)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex 'Marat ou les heros de la revolution'

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285640 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clerical (anti-clerical)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex 'Marat ou les heros de la revolution'

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285624 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clerical (anti-clerical)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex 'Marat ou les heros de la revolution'

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285598 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clerical (anti-clerical)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex 'Marat ou les heros de la revolution'

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285562 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti clerical)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex 'Marat ou les heros de la revolution'

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285493 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti clerical)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Thomas De Mahy, Marquis de Favras (1744-1790), French military and royalist (Revolution)

Thomas De Mahy, Marquis de Favras (1744-1790), French military and royalist (Revolution). Engraving 1864
JAB4121708 Thomas De Mahy, Marquis de Favras (1744-1790), French military and royalist (Revolution). Engraving 1864; (add.info.: Thomas De Mahy, Marquis de Favras (1744-1790)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Isaac Rene Guy Le Chapelier

Isaac Rene Guy Le Chapelier
3732974 Isaac Rene Guy Le Chapelier; (add.info.: Portrait of Isaac Rene Guy Le Chapelier (-1794) a French jurist and politician of the Revolutionary period

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Paul Barras

Paul Barras
3078368 Paul Barras; (add.info.: Portrait of Paul Barras (1755-1829) a French politician of the French Revolution and leader of the Directory regime

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution

Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution
3077723 Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution; (add.info.: Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) Queen consort of France and Navarre and wife of King Louis XVI, besieged by a mob in the Tuileries

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Edmond-Charles Genet presenting himself to President George Washington

Edmond-Charles Genet presenting himself to President George Washington
3586442 Edmond-Charles Genet presenting himself to President George Washington; (add.info.: Painting depicting Edmond-Charles Genet (1764-1834) the French ambassador to the United States

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant

Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant
2911023 Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant; (add.info.: 1811 Hand-coloured etching titled Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant by Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) English artist and caricaturist

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Charles Francois Dumouriez (1739-1823)

Charles Francois Dumouriez (1739-1823)
863510 Charles Francois Dumouriez (1739-1823); (add.info.: Charles Francois Dumouriez (1739-1823) French soldier. Served in the French Revolutionary Wars

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Charles Pichegru (1761-1804)

Charles Pichegru (1761-1804)
863504 Charles Pichegru (1761-1804); (add.info.: Charles Pichegru (1761-1804) French soldier. A Bourbon (Royalist) sympathiser

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: The statue of democracy and the French Revolution, 1795 (lithograph)

The statue of democracy and the French Revolution, 1795 (lithograph)
5672161 The statue of democracy and the French Revolution, 1795 (lithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: The Temple area, Paris, France; 1750. The Square du Temple occupies the site of a medieval

The Temple area, Paris, France; 1750. The Square du Temple occupies the site of a medieval fortress in Paris
5616772 The Temple area, Paris, France; 1750. The Square du Temple occupies the site of a medieval fortress in Paris, built by the Knights Templar

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Maximilien de Robespierre (engraving)

Maximilien de Robespierre (engraving)
5669649 Maximilien de Robespierre (engraving); (add.info.: Maximilien de Robespierre (1758-1794) French lawyer and politician

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Satirical Illustration depicting the 1830 French Revolution. 19th century (engraving)

Satirical Illustration depicting the 1830 French Revolution. 19th century (engraving)
5669256 Satirical Illustration depicting the 1830 French Revolution. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Engraving depicting a scene from the French Revolution - Royalists flee via ferry to the British

Engraving depicting a scene from the French Revolution - Royalists flee via ferry to the British Fleet, 19th century
5308639 Engraving depicting a scene from the French Revolution - Royalists flee via ferry to the British Fleet, 19th century; (add.info)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Engraving depicting a Republican wedding during the French Revolution, 18th century

Engraving depicting a Republican wedding during the French Revolution, 18th century
5309135 Engraving depicting a Republican wedding during the French Revolution, 18th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Republican wedding during the French Revolution)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: L'abbe Claude FAUCHET (1744-1793), French eveque and revolutionary

L'abbe Claude FAUCHET (1744-1793), French eveque and revolutionary
JAB4121905 L'abbe Claude FAUCHET (1744-1793), French eveque and revolutionary.; (add.info.: L'abbe Claude FAUCHET (1744-1793), French eveque and revolutionary.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Pierre Victurnien VERGNIAUD - 1753-1793, lawyer, politician & revolutionary french 1874

Pierre Victurnien VERGNIAUD - 1753-1793, lawyer, politician & revolutionary french 1874
JAB4120330 Pierre Victurnien VERGNIAUD - 1753-1793, lawyer, politician & revolutionary french 1874; (add.info.: Pierre Victurnien VERGNIAUD - 1753-1793, lawyer)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: The Young Darrudder - The Young Darrudder drum age 14 is a trait of bravery

The Young Darrudder - The Young Darrudder drum age 14 is a trait of bravery
XEE5026931 The Young Darrudder - The Young Darrudder drum age 14 is a trait of bravery... Engraving of the beginning of the 19th century; (add.info)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Charlotte Corday In Prison - by Charles Louis Lucien Muller - private collection

Charlotte Corday In Prison - by Charles Louis Lucien Muller - private collection
XEE5033164 Charlotte Corday In Prison - by Charles Louis Lucien Muller - private collection; (add.info.: Charlotte Corday In Prison - by Charles Louis Lucien Muller - private collection)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Enrolement of volunteers in the army in Paris in 1792 - Engraving of the 19th century

Enrolement of volunteers in the army in Paris in 1792 - Engraving of the 19th century
XEE5027538 Enrolement of volunteers in the army in Paris in 1792 - Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Enrolement of volunteers in the army in Paris in 1792 - Engraving of the 19th century)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Louis XVI (1754-1793) King of France - Louis XVI, King of France during the French Revolution

Louis XVI (1754-1793) King of France - Louis XVI, King of France during the French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving
NWI4944245 Louis XVI (1754-1793) King of France - Louis XVI, King of France during the French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving; (add.info.: Louis XVI (1754-1793) King of France - Louis XVI

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait of the French King Louis XVI (1754-1793) led by the revolutionary crowd at the Palais des

Portrait of the French King Louis XVI (1754-1793) led by the revolutionary crowd at the Palais des Tuileries, Paris
NWI4944134 Portrait of the French King Louis XVI (1754-1793) led by the revolutionary crowd at the Palais des Tuileries, Paris, 1792

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85): The statue of the Jaquelein rock (Henri du Vergier)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85): The statue of the Jaquelein rock (Henri du Vergier, Count of La Rochejaquelein)
LUX4813646 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85): The statue of the Jaquelein rock (Henri du Vergier, Count of La Rochejaquelein, 1772-1794) made by Alexandre Falguiere, 1900; (add.info.: France)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: French Revolution: Charlotte Corday before the Revolutionary Court was disdressed to be dressed in

French Revolution: Charlotte Corday before the Revolutionary Court was disdressed to be dressed in the red shirt of
ELD4965861 French Revolution: Charlotte Corday before the Revolutionary Court was disdressed to be dressed in the red shirt of the assassins after his conviction




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"The French Revolution: A Time of Contrast and Change" In the midst of December 1792, as depicted by Thomas Rowlandson's artwork "The Contrast, " the French Revolution was in full swing. The nation was undergoing a profound transformation that would shape its future for years to come. One key figure who emerged during this period was Napoleon Bonaparte, whose portrait by James Sant captures his charismatic presence. Born in 1769, Napoleon would go on to become one of history's most influential leaders, leaving an indelible mark on Europe. As the revolution progressed, new symbols and systems were introduced. The revolutionary calendar perpetual with pulls became a testament to the radical changes taking place in France. It replaced traditional timekeeping methods with a more egalitarian approach. The Tennis Court Oath of 1789 symbolized the unity and determination of those involved in the revolution. This pivotal moment showcased their commitment to achieving liberty and equality for all citizens. Maximilien de Robespierre played a significant role during this era as well. His portrait reveals a man driven by his ideals but ultimately met a tragic fate at the guillotine in 1794. Speaking of which, Delaroche's depiction of Carmelites facing execution demonstrates how violence became intertwined with political change during this tumultuous time. The guillotine served as both an instrument of justice and terror throughout the revolution. Amidst these upheavals, patriotic fervor soared through songs like "La Marseillaise. " Its rousing lyrics inspired countless individuals to fight for their beliefs and fueled national pride across France. Yet not everyone supported these revolutionary movements; some countries feared its spread while others admired it from afar. "Vive la Commune. " pays tribute to English workers' admiration for the French commune—a testament to international solidarity among laborers striving for better conditions. The French Revolutionary Calendar further exemplified efforts to reshape society entirely.