About the Work
This
engraving
was
made
approximately
90
years
after
the
Fall
of
the
Bastille
on
14
July
1789.
This
event
is
considered
the
beginning
of
the
French
Revolution.
Measurements
image: 430 x 536mm
support: 636 x 788mm
support: 636 x 788mm
Media
engraving on paper
Description
A crowd of people in disarray outside heavy metal gates, one man wearing white is held aloft, standing with his arms held up.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased for the Gallery by Mr & Mrs Neame, 1922.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
1922