Return of the conquerors of the Bastille to the City Hall, 14 July 1789, from "Le Journal Illustré"

Paul (Hippolyte) Delaroche|Alexandre Jean Louis Jazet|Louis Paul Pierre Dumont

December 10–17, 1865 · Wood engraving · Drawings and Prints

Return of the conquerors of the Bastille to the City Hall, 14 July 1789, from "Le Journal Illustré" — Paul (Hippolyte) Delaroche|Alexandre Jean Louis Jazet|Louis Paul Pierre Dumont

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.

Artist: Paul (Hippolyte) Delaroche|Alexandre Jean Louis Jazet|Louis Paul Pierre Dumont
Date: December 10–17, 1865
Medium: Wood engraving
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2016