French Revolution 1789 1799 Collection

Bird s-eye view of the Eiffel Tower at the time of the opening of the Paris Exposition of 1889. Designed by the French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923)

Napoleon in prison at Nice, France, 1794. Artist: J Outrim
Napoleon in prison at Nice, France, 1794. Napoleon Bonaparte (1721-1818) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Battle of the Pyramids, 21 June, 1798, (c1835). Artist: Francois Georgin
Battle of the Pyramids, 21 June, 1798, (c1835). Trudging towards Cairo, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and 25, 000 men faced two forces of Mamelukes under Murad

Battle of Fleurus, 26 June 1794. An important battle in deciding the fate of the infant French republic, Fleurus in Belgium is also noted for being one of the first battles to include aerial

French Revolution 1789: anti-clericalism. Anti-clerical caricature on the confiscation of the wealth of the Church. A monk, representing the Church

Louis XVI received by the new Mayor of Paris, July 17 1789, (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
Louis XVI is received by the new Mayor of Paris, Jean Sylvain Bailly, July 17 1789 (19th/early 20th century). One of the instigators of the Oath of the Tennis Court

Scene inside the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1795. Artist: James Gillray
Scene inside the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1795. Patriotic regeneration, - viz - Parliament reform d, a la francoise, - that is - honest men (ie Opposition) in the seat of justice

A Peace Offering to the Genius of Liberty and Equality, 1794. Artist
A Peace Offering to the Genius of Liberty and Equality, 1794. Whigs offering gifts to France. A procession consisting of Charles Stanhope, bearing constitutional symbols

Lenin unveiling the Danton monument, Moscow, Russia, 1919. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924) in front of the monument to Georges Danton (1759-1794), a leading figure of the French Revolution

The Battle of Rivoli, 25 and 26 Nivose, Year 5 (January 1797). The battle occurred as Austrias General Alvintzy made his fourth and final attempt to relieve the siege of Mantua

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, late 19th century. Artist: Walery
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, late 19th century. Eiffels (1832-1923) most historic and best-known work is the Eiffel Tower, built for the Paris Exposition of 1889

Beneath the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889. Designed by the French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), the Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition staged in Paris in 1889 to

Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), Queen of France, 1912
Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), born an Archduchess of Austria, she was Dauphine of France from 1770 to 1774 and Queen of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1792 (1912)

Festival of Reason, Paris, 1793 (1882-1884). The Festival of Reason was staged on 10th November (20 Brumaire) 1793, with ceremonies devised and organised by Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette

Andre Chenier, French poet, 18th century (1882-1884). Chenier (1762-1794) was a victim of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. He was executed by guillotine on 8th July 1794

The Duke of Orleans on the way to the guillotine, Paris, 6th November 1793 (1882-1884). Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orleans (1747-1793) was an enthusiastic supporter of the French Revolution

Madame Roland, French revolutionary, 18th century (1882-1884). A prominent member of the Girondist faction during the French Revolution

The arrest of Camille Desmoulins, 31st march 1794 (1882-1884). Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794) was a French journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution

Charles Alexandre de Calonne and Lomenie de Brienne, French statemen, 18th century (1882-1884). Artist: Pannemaker
Charles Alexandre de Calonne and Lomenie de Brienne, French statemen, 18th century (1882-1884). Calonne (1734-1802) was Controller-General of Finances under Louis XVI from 1783-1787

The Comte de Barras in the costume of Director, 1795-1799 (1882-1884). A soldier, Paul Jean Francois Nicolas, Comte de Barras (1755-1829)

The death of the Marquis de Condorcet, 1794 (1882-1884). Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794) was a French Enlightenment philosopher and sociologist

Playing cards of the French Republic, 1790 (1882-1884). Playing cards with allegories in place of the more traditional kings, queens and knaves

Storming of the Bastille, Paris, 14th July 1789 (1882-1884). The Bastille was a prison in Paris, known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine

Fashion of 1792, (1882-1884). Artist: Tamisier
Fashion of 1792, (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Francois Severin Marceau-Desgraviers, French revolutionary soldier, 1793 (1882-1884) Artist: Pannemaker
Francois Severin Marceau-Desgraviers, French revolutionary soldier, 1793 (1882-1884). Marceau-Desgraviers (1769-1796) took part in the siege of the Bastille in 1789

Madame Tallien, late 18th century (1882-1884). Artist: Charaire et fils
Madame Tallien, late 18th century (1882-1884). Theresa Cabarrus (1773-1835) became the mistress of, and later married, Jean Lambert Tallien a deputy of the National Convention

General Joubert at the Battle of Rivoli, 14th January 1797 (1882-1884). The battle occurred as Austrias General Alvintzy made his fourth and final attempt to relieve the siege of Mantua

Consulate, 1882-1884. On 9 November 1799, which was 18 Brumaire, Year VIII under the French Republican Calendar, General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government of the Directory

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Deputy in the National Assembly, Versailles, 1789 (1956). Brillat-Savarin was a French lawyer

Guillotine, 1956. The guillotine is named after Dr Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a National Assembly member who headed the committee charged with finding a new means of executing condemned people quickly

The Eiffel Tower under construction, Paris, c1888. Designed by the French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), the Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition staged in Paris in

Napoleons tomb, Les Invalides, Paris, France, c1920s

The assassination of General Kleber in Egypt, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
The assassination of General Kleber in Egypt, 1816. Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars

Napoleon Bonaparte attempting to force the bridge of Arcola, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Napoleon Bonaparte attempting to force the bridge of Arcola, 1816. The imperial dictatorship of Napoleon (born Napoleone di Buonaparte)

Napoleon I (1769-1821), Emperor of France, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Napoleon I (1769-1821), Emperor of France, 1816. The imperial dictatorship of Napoleon (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, later Napoleon Bonaparte) ended the French Revolution (1789-1799)

Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, (1726-1799), English admiral, 1816. Artist: I Brown
Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, (1726-1799), English admiral, 1816. The Glorious First of June is the name for a naval battle fought in the Atlantic Ocean between 28 May

Murder of the Princess de Lamballe, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Murder of the Princess de Lamballe, 1816. Princess Marie Therese Louise of Savoy-Carignan, Princess of Lamballe (1749-1792) was an Italian-French courtier, aristocrat of the House of Savoy

Marie Antoinette, Queen Consort of Louis XVI of France, (1843). The daughter of Francis I and Maria Theresa of Austria, Marie Antoinette (1755-1793)

Proclamation of the order for the execution of Louis XVI of France, 1793 (1894). An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume IV

Julia Neilson and Fred Terry in The Scarlet Pimpernel, c1905. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Julia Neilson and Fred Terry in The Scarlet Pimpernel, c1905. Terry and Neilson starred in the play, set during the French Revolution, at Londons New Theatre in 1905

The Scarlet Pimpernel, 20th century. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Scene from The Scarlet Pimpernel, c1905. Julia Neilson, Fred Terry, Horace Hodges, Malcolm Cherry and Alfred Kendrick. The play, set during the French Revolution

Julia Neilson and Horace Hodges in The Scarlet Pimpernel, c1905. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Julia Neilson and Horace Hodges in The Scarlet Pimpernel, c1905. Neilson and Hodges starred with Fred Terry in the play, set during the French Revolution, at Londons New Theatre in 1905

Julia Neilson, Fred Terry and Horace Hodges in The Scarlet Pimpernel, c1905. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Julia Neilson, Fred Terry and Horace Hodges in The Scarlet Pimpernel, c1905. The play, set during the French Revolution, opened at Londons New Theatre in January 1905

Louis XVI, King of France. Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France from 1774, deposed by the French Revolution and executed for treason by guillotine in 1793

Louis XVI, King of France. Artist: Barbant
Louis XVI, King of France. Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France from 1774, deposed by the French Revolution and executed for treason by guillotine in 1793

Napoleons Triumphal Entry into Milan, Italy, c1805. Artist: H Bibby
Napoleons Triumphal Entry into Milan, Italy, c1805

Napoleon Bonaparte and his family, 1840. Napoleon (1721-1818) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

The Surrender of Napoleon, 1817. Artist: CT Dixon
The Surrender of Napoleon, 1817

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