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French Revolution Collection (#7)

"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: French Revolution: ' the people of Paris guided by the brewer Santerre

French Revolution: " the people of Paris guided by the brewer Santerre
ELD4876476 French Revolution: " the people of Paris guided by the brewer Santerre and the butcher Legendre went to the assembly national

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville, dit Fouquier-Tinville, 12 June 1746; died 7 May 1795 in Paris

Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville, dit Fouquier-Tinville, 12 June 1746; died 7 May 1795 in Paris
PCT4269416 Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville, dit Fouquier-Tinville, 12 June 1746; died 7 May 1795 in Paris, a French lawyer and revolutionist, a public accuser of the Revolutionary Tribunal

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore de Robespierre, French Revolutionary politician 1758-1794

Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore de Robespierre, French Revolutionary politician 1758-1794
FLO4572530 Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore de Robespierre, French Revolutionary politician 1758-1794. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Proclamation of the Danger to the Homeland, 22nd July 1792, engraved by Pierre Gabriel Berthault

Proclamation of the Danger to the Homeland, 22nd July 1792, engraved by Pierre Gabriel Berthault (1737-1831) (engraving)
XIR193560 Proclamation of the Danger to the Homeland, 22nd July 1792, engraved by Pierre Gabriel Berthault (1737-1831) (engraving) by Prieur, Jean Louis, II (1759-95) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: The Palais Royale residence of King Louis XVI in Paris prior to the French Revolution 1780

The Palais Royale residence of King Louis XVI in Paris prior to the French Revolution 1780
5304707 The Palais Royale residence of King Louis XVI in Paris prior to the French Revolution 1780; (add.info.: The Palais Royale residence of King Louis XVI in Paris prior to the French Revolution)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: French Revolution: battles in the streets of Paris - Colorisee engraving

French Revolution: battles in the streets of Paris - Colorisee engraving, 19th century - Fighting in the streets of
NWI4838410 French Revolution: battles in the streets of Paris - Colorisee engraving, 19th century - Fighting in the streets of Paris

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: French Revolution: King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and their family imprisoned at the temple

French Revolution: King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and their family imprisoned at the temple tower in Paris
ELD4921243 French Revolution: King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and their family imprisoned at the temple tower in Paris, 13th august 1792 Engraving 19th century Private collection; (add.info)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: French Revolution: ' the people of Paris dancing around the tree of Liberte

French Revolution: " the people of Paris dancing around the tree of Liberte, surmounts with the Phrygian cap
ELD4876453 French Revolution: " the people of Paris dancing around the tree of Liberte, surmounts with the Phrygian cap

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: French revolution, terror: Conviction of Louis Phillippe Joseph d'Orleans, 1887 (engraving)

French revolution, terror: Conviction of Louis Phillippe Joseph d'Orleans, 1887 (engraving)
ELD4899467 French revolution, terror: Conviction of Louis Phillippe Joseph d'Orleans, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: French revolution)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Les deux ne font qu'un, 1791

Les deux ne font qu'un, 1791
1574864 Les deux ne font qu'un, 1791; (add.info.: Les deux ne font qu'un. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as a two-headed monster pulling in opposite directions; Louis wears the horns of a)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Cover of ' La Bomb (bakist)', 1889_7_14 - Illustration by Paul de Semant (1842-1903): Elections

Cover of " La Bomb (bakist)", 1889_7_14 - Illustration by Paul de Semant (1842-1903): Elections
ICA4931748 Cover of " La Bomb (bakist)", 1889_7_14 - Illustration by Paul de Semant (1842-1903): Elections, Boulanger Case, Canons, Shell, Drapeau tricolore, Bastille

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: French revolution: the image breaker, a revolutionary iconoclast debunk a statue of Queen Marie

French revolution: the image breaker, a revolutionary iconoclast debunk a statue of Queen Marie Antoinette
ELD4928188 French revolution: the image breaker, a revolutionary iconoclast debunk a statue of Queen Marie Antoinette, 1843 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: French revolution)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait of Louise Reine Audu, known as the Queen of the Halles, a French woman, fruit in Paris

Portrait of Louise Reine Audu, known as the Queen of the Halles, a French woman, fruit in Paris
ELD4956479 Portrait of Louise Reine Audu, known as the Queen of the Halles, a French woman, fruit in Paris, heroine of the Revolution - on 5 October 1789 she was at the head of the cortege that went

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Prisoners mock Madame Roland (1754 - 1793) in the Prison of Sainte Pelagie (Paris)

Prisoners mock Madame Roland (1754 - 1793) in the Prison of Sainte Pelagie (Paris)
XEE5026938 Prisoners mock Madame Roland (1754 - 1793) in the Prison of Sainte Pelagie (Paris) - " Mme Roland a Sainte Pelagie" - Painting by Evariste Carpentier, 1886 - Museo Revoltella

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

French Revolution (1789-1799): The Oath of the Jeu de Paume in Versailles on 20 June 1789)
ELD4852254 French Revolution (1789-1799): The Oath of the Jeu de Paume in Versailles on 20 June 1789). End of the 19th century (chromolithograph).; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: The Devils Darling

The Devils Darling
2911230 The Devils Darling; (add.info.: 1814 Hand-coloured etching titled The Devils Darling by Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) English artist and caricaturist

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Crowd of hungry women at the door of a bakery during the French Revolution of 1789

Crowd of hungry women at the door of a bakery during the French Revolution of 1789
NWI4836172 Crowd of hungry women at the door of a bakery during the French Revolution of 1789. Colourful engraving of the 19th century

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Uniformed members of the (Directoire), Directory, or Directorate

Uniformed members of the (Directoire), Directory, or Directorate, a five-member committee which governed France
5304821 Uniformed members of the (Directoire), Directory, or Directorate, a five-member committee which governed France from 1795 to 1799 (engraving); (add.info)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: History. French Revolution. The general Dumouriez at the battle of Valmy, sept

History. French Revolution. The general Dumouriez at the battle of Valmy, sept
3434677 History. French Revolution. The general Dumouriez at the battle of Valmy, sept. 20, 1792 Illustration in: Belles images d'histoire (schoolbook), by H. Geron, France, c.1948 Coll. Part

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Prisoners chouans at 'Mont Libre': prisoners sold at Mont Saint Michel

Prisoners chouans at "Mont Libre": prisoners sold at Mont Saint Michel. Municipal Museum of Avranches
JEB4960451 Prisoners chouans at "Mont Libre": prisoners sold at Mont Saint Michel. Municipal Museum of Avranches; (add.info.: Prisoners chouans at "Mont Libre")

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: French Revolution: ' Les rats devorant les habits d'un prisonnier enclose dans le cachot de la

French Revolution: " Les rats devorant les habits d'un prisonnier enclose dans le cachot de la mouiciere de la
ELD4863100 French Revolution: " Les rats devorant les habits d'un prisonnier enclose dans le cachot de la mouiciere de la prison de la Conciergerie a Paris" (French revolution)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: French revolution: meeting of Girondists and french political leaders as Brissot, Petion

French revolution: meeting of Girondists and french political leaders as Brissot, Petion
ELD4838835 French revolution: meeting of Girondists and french political leaders as Brissot, Petion, Robespierre and Buzot in madame Roland house - Etienne Charavay (1848-1899)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: The French revolution, 1848

The French revolution, 1848
1579948 The French revolution, 1848; (add.info.: The French revolution: scene in the throne-room of the Tuileries, 1848. The French Second Republic was the republican government of France between)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: French revolution: night of the 4th August 1789, National Assembly renounced all privileges of

French revolution: night of the 4th August 1789, National Assembly renounced all privileges of the aristocracy
ELD4928592 French revolution: night of the 4th August 1789, National Assembly renounced all privileges of the aristocracy Engraving from "Bilder-Gallerie zur allgem" by Rotteck 1843

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait Napoleon Bonaparte, 18th century (engraving)

Portrait Napoleon Bonaparte, 18th century (engraving)
3779431 Portrait Napoleon Bonaparte, 18th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Lebrecht History

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Thinville (1746-1795) magistrate and politician judge by

Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Thinville (1746-1795) magistrate and politician judge by the Revolutionary Court
XEE5026933 Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Thinville (1746-1795) magistrate and politician judge by the Revolutionary Court, 12 Floreal An 3eme de la Republique - Engraving sd

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Egalite, French revolution: the charbonniers and the knights of Saint-Louis deposited their medals

Egalite, French revolution: the charbonniers and the knights of Saint-Louis deposited their medals
ELD4890886 Egalite, French revolution: the charbonniers and the knights of Saint-Louis deposited their medals, identity plates and decorations, distinctive signs of the Ancien regime

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Days of 31 May and 1 and 2 June 1793 or 12, 13 and 14 Prairial An I of the Republic

Days of 31 May and 1 and 2 June 1793 or 12, 13 and 14 Prairial An I of the Republic
XEE5026927 Days of 31 May and 1 and 2 June 1793 or 12, 13 and 14 Prairial An I of the Republic: the eviction of the Girondins by the Montagnards - Engraving of the early 19th century; (add.info)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: The coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France, 1799

The coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France, 1799
3480798 The coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France, 1799; (add.info.: The coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: French revolution: meeting of Girondists and english political leaders as Brissot, Petion

French revolution: meeting of Girondists and english political leaders as Brissot, Petion
ELD4835305 French revolution: meeting of Girondists and english political leaders as Brissot, Petion, Robespierre and Buzot in madame Roland house

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: L'Ouest-éclair, le grand régional républicain, 1931. Creator: Dransy, Jules Isnard (1883-1945)

L'Ouest-éclair, le grand régional républicain, 1931. Creator: Dransy, Jules Isnard (1883-1945)
L'Ouest-eclair, le grand regional republicain, 1931. Private Collection

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Specimens of M. Champfleury's collection of pottery, illustrative of the French Revolution, 1864

Specimens of M. Champfleury's collection of pottery, illustrative of the French Revolution, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Specimens of M. Champfleury's collection of pottery, illustrative of the French Revolution, 1864. 1. The portrait of Necker:..L'Espoir et le Soutien de la France...on a milk-pot. 2

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Société la Française, 1893. Creator: Pal (Jean de Paléologue) (1855-1942)

Société la Française, 1893. Creator: Pal (Jean de Paléologue) (1855-1942)
Societe la Francaise, 1893. Private Collection

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Women from the Halles market going for King Louis XVI of France in Versailles on October 5

Women from the Halles market going for King Louis XVI of France in Versailles on October 5, 1789(engraving)
XEE4149368 Women from the Halles market going for King Louis XVI of France in Versailles on October 5, 1789(engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait of the King Louis XVI (1754-1793), 1782-1783. Creator: Roslin, Alexander (1718-1793)

Portrait of the King Louis XVI (1754-1793), 1782-1783. Creator: Roslin, Alexander (1718-1793)
Portrait of the King Louis XVI (1754-1793), 1782-1783. Found in the Collection of the Royal Castle, Warsaw

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Marie Thérèse Charlotte of France, called Madame Royale (1778-1851), 1794

Marie Thérèse Charlotte of France, called Madame Royale (1778-1851), 1794. Creator: Kucharski, Alexandre (1741-1819)
Marie Therese Charlotte of France, called Madame Royale (1778-1851), 1794. Found in the Collection of the Royal Castle, Warsaw

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Vue du char funèbre de la translation à Saint-Denis des corps de Louis XVI et de la... 1817-1824

Vue du char funèbre de la translation à Saint-Denis des corps de Louis XVI et de la... 1817-1824
Vue du char funebre de la translation a Saint-Denis des corps de Louis XVI et de la... 1817-1824. Private Collection

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Son Altesse Royale Monseigneur le duc d'Orléans, lieutenant général du royaume... 1830-1831

Son Altesse Royale Monseigneur le duc d'Orléans, lieutenant général du royaume... 1830-1831
Son Altesse Royale Monseigneur le duc d'Orleans, lieutenant general du royaume... 1830-1831. Private Collection

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Presenté et dedié a la convention National l'an 2 de la Republique, 1793. Creator: A. Duplessis

Presenté et dedié a la convention National l'an 2 de la Republique, 1793. Creator: A. Duplessis
Presente et dedie a la convention National l'an 2 de la Republique, 1793

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Allegory of the Reign of Terror victims, 1795. Creator: Jacob Spornberg

Allegory of the Reign of Terror victims, 1795. Creator: Jacob Spornberg
Allegory of the Reign of Terror victims, 1795

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Princess Elisabeth of France in prison, May 10, 1794, 1867. Creator: Charles Rochussen

Princess Elisabeth of France in prison, May 10, 1794, 1867. Creator: Charles Rochussen
Princess Elisabeth of France in prison, May 10, 1794, 1867

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait of Archduchess Maria Antonia (Marie-Antoinette) of Austria (1755-1793), Queen of France

Portrait of Archduchess Maria Antonia (Marie-Antoinette) of Austria (1755-1793), Queen of France, 18 Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of Archduchess Maria Antonia (Marie-Antoinette) of Austria (1755-1793), Queen of France, 18th century. Private Collection

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait of Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (1755-1793), the later Queen Marie... ca 1770

Portrait of Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (1755-1793), the later Queen Marie... ca 1770
Portrait of Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (1755-1793), the later Queen Marie Antoinette of France, ca 1770. Private Collection

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: LaFayette Statue, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

LaFayette Statue, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. LaFayette Statue, between 1910 and 1920
LaFayette Statue, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Esquisse pour la salle des fêtes de la mairie du 20e arrondissement : Les grands hommes... 1884

Esquisse pour la salle des fêtes de la mairie du 20e arrondissement : Les grands hommes... 1884
Esquisse pour la salle des fetes de la mairie du 20e arrondissement : Les grands hommes de la Revolution devant le tribunal de la posterite, 1884

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Enfant du peuple criant une victoire - 1793, (1883). Creator: Germaine Dawis

Enfant du peuple criant une victoire - 1793, (1883). Creator: Germaine Dawis
Enfant du peuple criant une victoire - 1793, (1883). Child of the people cries the news of a victory

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: Portrait de l'acteur Léon Marais (1853-1891), dans le rôle de Martial de 'Thermidor' de... 1891

Portrait de l'acteur Léon Marais (1853-1891), dans le rôle de Martial de "Thermidor" de... 1891
Portrait de l'acteur Leon Marais (1853-1891), dans le role de Martial de "Thermidor" de Victorien Sardou, 1891

Background imageFrench Revolution Collection: The Panorama of the Century, 1889. Creators: Henri Gervex, Alfred Stevens

The Panorama of the Century, 1889. Creators: Henri Gervex, Alfred Stevens
The Panorama of the Century, 1889. Detail. Beside a monument to the glory of France, are represented characters of the French Revolution: from left to right, essentially men of church: Maury




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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.