Author(s):
tassaert, jean joseph françois (paris, in 1765 - paris, around 1835), engraver
harriet or hariett fulchran, jean (paris, in 1765 - rome, in 1805), designer
production date: around 1794
dating in century: 18th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: etching
dimensions - artwork:
height: 51cm
width: 65. 5cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 55cm
width: 70cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - under the image: from left to right: "drawn by cit. F. J. Harriet", "engraved by j. J. F. Tassaert cit. Français"
collector's mark - bottom right (lugt 432d)
inventory number - at the lower right corner, in pencil. Iconographic description:
french revolution. Arrest, maximilien robespierre, town hall, thermidor soldiers, louis antoine de saint-just, georges couthon, philippe lebas, night scene, augustin robespierre
historical commentary:
the arrest of robespierre and his supporters at the town hall on the night of 9 thermidor year ii (july 27, 1794). Wounded by a bullet, he falls into the arms of louis antoine de saint-just, georges couthon has toppled from his wheelchair, philippe lebas kills himself and augustín robespierre jumps out of the window. Acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 24616. Date: Vers 1794.
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