Taking of the Bastille

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Title

Taking of the Bastille

Description

The "bravery of the citizens united against" the royal army, as the text suggests, enabled them to conquer in four hours a fortress that had defeated invasions since 1368.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1789

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/9/|<span>Collection Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 118, Pièces 10278-10385, période : 1789</span>|<span>Collection de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 10 (pièces 1571-1762), Ancien Régime et Révolution</span>

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

9

Original Format

Etching and colored wash

Physical Dimensions

31.5 x 42 cm

Title (English)

Taking of the Bastille

Title (French)

Prise de la Bastille

Caption

Cette forteresse qui avait su résister au Grand Condé, fut attaquée le 14 juillet 1789 et emportée en moins de 4 heures ; le succès fut dû à la bravoure des Citoyens réunis aux Gardes Françaises. Ce fort, commencé en 1368 sous les ordres de Hugues Aubriot, Prévôt de Paris, qui en fut lui même la 1ère victime, fut entièrement achevé sous le règne de Charles VI, vers l’an 1383. Il a existé 520 [ans] et à peine faudra-t-il 6 mois pour son entière démolition. A Paris chez J. Chereau Rue St Jacques près la Fontaine St Séverin n°257. Column on the left (reference to numbers on the image): 1.Mr de Launay, Gouverneur 2. Mr Harné, Grenadier au Gardes Françaises, natif de Dole en Franche-Comté 3. Mr Humbert, Horloger, natif de Langres Column on the right: 4. Pavillon blanc 5. Maison de Mr de Launay 6. Les Cuisines 7. Premier Pont-levis 8. Grand Pont-levis

Caption (English)

This fortress, which had been able to resist the Grand Condé, was attacked on July 14, 1789, and was overwhelmed in less than four hours; the success was due to the bravura of the citizens linked together as French Guards. The fort begun in 1368 under the orders of Hugues Aubriot, Prévôt of Paris, who was himself the first victim, was completed under the reign of Charles VI toward the year of 1383. It had existed 520 [years] and scarcely six months was necessary for its entire demolition. . . .

Citation

None Identified, “Taking of the Bastille,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed March 19, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/9.