Primary Source
Taking of the Bastille
Annotation
This painting emphasizes the populace’s participation in the storming of the Bastille, showing the urban population fighting under a red banner with muskets, swords, and pikes against the royal soldiers.
Transcription
Title in French
Vue de la ci-devant Bastille
Caption
départ. de la Seine n.o 99
Credits
de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 10 (pièces 1571-1762), Ancien Régime et Révolution