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Farewell Bastille

Engraving of man in foreground wearing French colors and observing two others in combat

Annotation

This hand–colored engraving equates the taking of the Bastille with the rise of the Third Estate against the clergy and nobility. A commoner in a black hat sporting a tricolor cockade plays the bagpipe triumphantly over the fallen lion of the absolutist monarchy. To the side, a revolutionary soldier raises his sword to menace a priest.

1789, Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Transcription

Title in French
Adieu Bastille

Credits

Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, RESERVE FOL-QB-201 (118)

Michel Hennin. Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France. Tome 118, Pièces 10278-10385, période : 1789

How to Cite This Source

"Farewell Bastille," in World History Commons, https://worldhistorycommons.org/farewell-bastille [accessed December 22, 2024]

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