Prise de la Bastille, le 14 Juillet 1789

c.1790

Charles Thévenin

Associated Names
Charles Thévenin

Artist, French, 1764 - 1838

This is a drawing of a battle scene. The illustration shows a tumultuous scene with a group of individuals engaged in combat in front of a large building. Dense clouds of smoke rise upward, indicating gunfire or cannon discharge. In the middle distance, another group appears to be advancing with raised weapons. The background includes towering structures partially obscured by smoke, and foliage suggesting a tree line or garden. The composition conveys movement and urgency as figures react to the events around them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching [undescribed proof] on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 37 x 57.7 cm (14 9/16 x 22 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.2 x 60 cm (16 5/8 x 23 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.127.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baudicour 1 i/ii [undescribed proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Susan Schulman); purchased by NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1859

  • Baudicour, Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris, 1859-1861. Reprint, Paris, 1967: Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris: Mme Bouchard Huzard, Rapilly [etc.], 1859-1861: no. 1, i/ii [undescribed proof]

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in ink: Dessiné et gravé par C. Thevenin

Wikidata ID

Q76558918

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