Return of the conquerors of the Bastille to the City Hall, 14 July 1789, from "Le Journal Illustré"
A weary, but jubilant crowd arrives at the City Hall in Paris after successfully storming the Bastille, a critical event in precipitating the French Revolution. The caption for this wood engraving, published in the "Le Journal Illustré," explains that it was made after a steel engraving by Jazet, which was in turn after a painting by Delaroche. The painting, now in the collection of the Petit Palais, was part of a state commission to celebrate the heroes of the Revolutions of 1789 and 1830 intended for the Throne Room of the Paris City Hall.
Artwork Details
- Title: Return of the conquerors of the Bastille to the City Hall, 14 July 1789, from "Le Journal Illustré"
- Engraver: Louis Paul Pierre Dumont (French, Paris 1822–1885)
- Artist: After Alexandre Jean Louis Jazet (French, born 1814)
- Artist: After Paul (Hippolyte) Delaroche (French, Paris 1797–1856 Paris)
- Date: December 10–17, 1865
- Medium: Wood engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 6 13/16 × 9 1/16 in. (17.3 × 23 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.774.19
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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