Author(s):
lesueur, jean-baptiste (paris, in 1749 - plailly, in 1826), designer
other title: citizens of paris, wives of artists and merchants. Pay tribute with their jewelry at the national convention. (inscribed title (letter))
production date: in 1789
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 36cm
width: 53. 5cm
description:
set of 83 known revolutionary gouaches, including 73 preserved at the carnavalet museum. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
legend - on the front of the old montage, under gouache, label with handwritten legend in ink: "citizens of paris, wives of artists and merchants. / pay tribute with their jewelry to the [sic] national convention. ". Inscription - on the front of the old montage, top right, handwritten label in ink: "83emefeuille"
stamp - front: "carnavalet"
stamp - "ml"
iconographic description:
historical scene: woman, wife, juigné antoine léon eléonor leclerc de (1728-1811), bishop, deputy, jewelry, offering, minutes, constituent assembly; french revolution. Historical commentary:
scene of civic offering to the nation, within the constituent assembly, which had a certain echo in the iconography of the time. Lesueur escapes it all the less since he has real sympathy for women. All of lesueur's gouaches preserved at the carnavalet museum constitute a unique testimony to the revolutionary period. A sort of diary in images, the technique in which it is produced, as well as its scale, suggest a public, theatrical or "museographic" function. These small paintings and - a little differently - the texts which accompany them, reflect the varied feelings, sometimes enthusiastic, sometimes reproachful, of the parisian petty bourgeoisie facing the revolutionary event and daily life. Historical scenes, more innocuous skits, or isolated characters like military figurines are captured with liveliness, accuracy of observation, sense of color and layout which give them great flavor. The undeniable documentary interest of the series is particularly clear with regard to sans-culottes, the army, women, costume; but also mentalities and their evolution in the political situation of the years 1789-1806, and this with all the more force as the gouaches were painted immediately after the event or the fact that they represent. Acquisition mode: dation
name of donor, testator, seller: bidault de l'isle, georges
date of acquisition: 17–10–1977
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 9102. Date: En 1789.
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