Author(s):
lesueur, jean-baptiste (paris, in 1749 - plailly, in 1826), designer
other titles:
camillle dumoulin. (inscribed title (letter)), arrest of mrs. De marboeuf and her daughter. (inscribed title (letter))
production date: around 1794
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 the left gouache, label with handwritten legend in ink: "camillle dumoulin / his arrest being notified to him implores heaven on the fate of his wife; but this courageous woman / assures him that she will not survive him long. / camille dumoulin was an amiable young man, of great spirit; republican in good faith, but / enemy of terror: frightened by amount of blood that was being shed; he had the courage to write / against this cruelty, he wrote a newspaper in which he preached tolerance, this displeased the cruel robespierre / and although he called him his friend, he had him guillotined: his wife who shared his opinions had the same / fate a few days later. \ inscription in ink
legend - on the front of the old montage, under the gouache on the right, label with handwritten caption in ink: "arestation [sic] of mme de marboeuf and her daughter. ". \ inscription in ink
inscription - on the front of the old montage, top right, handwritten label in ink: "62nd sheet". \ inscription in ink
stamp - front: "carnavalet"
iconographic description:
scene: desmoulins camille (1760-1794), lawyer, journalist, desmoulins lucile (1770-1794), wife, national guard, remand prison, arrest, farewell / de marboeuf mme, woman, young girl, book, despair; french revolution. Historical commentary:
association of two subjects with a compassionate theme, with on one side a little-known episode and on the other the farewells of lucile and cammille desmoulins, all the more tragic as they will be executed a few days later, in the prime of their lives. 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. 9094. Date: circa 1794.
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