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Memorable Day at Versailles, 5 October 1789

Engraving of men and women in horse-drawn carriage

Annotation

This engraving marks success and reconciliation among revolutionaries, as men and women, as well as soldiers and civilians, relax together.

Transcription

Title in French
Journée mémorable de Versailles : le lundi 5 octobre 1789

Caption
Nos Modernes Amazones glorieuses de leurs Victoires revinrent à Cheval sur les Canons, avec plusieurs Messieurs de la Garde Nationale, tenant des branches de Peupliers au bruit des cris réitérés de Vive la Nation, Vive le Roi.

Translation

Our modern Amazons, glorious for their victories, return on horse and upon cannons, with several good men of the National Guard, holding poplar branches to the repeated cries of “Vive la Nation, vive le Roi!”

Credits

Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, RESERVE QB-370 (18)-FT 4

Collection de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 18 (pièces 2908-3106), Ancien Régime et Révolution

How to Cite This Source

"Memorable Day at Versailles, 5 October 1789," in World History Commons, https://worldhistorycommons.org/memorable-day-versailles-5-october-1789 [accessed December 22, 2024]