Capture of the Bastille and arrest of its governor (Bnf version) - Houel
Date :
1789
Type of image :
Aquarelle
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
37.8x50.5 cm
Storage Location :
RESERVE FOL-VE-53 (C)
Description
In the center, the arrest of Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay, governor of the Bastille: he died lynched in the Place de Grève on July 14, 1789.
.History :
3. The Carnavalet museum has two watercolors by Houet very similar to this one.
Textual Sources :
Technical Data
Notice #024254
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
