Author(s):
lesueur, jean-baptiste (paris, in 1749 - plailly, in 1826), designer
other titles:
banner bearing the motto "live free or die", displayed during the procession of a revolutionary festival. (dummy title), le voeu français. (inscribed title (letter))
date of production: between 1792 and 1795
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:
inscription - on the front of the old montage, top right, handwritten label in ink: "19th sheet". Legend - on the front of the old montage, under the left gouache, label with handwritten legend in ink: "le voeu français. Year 3. . . Etc. / in the marches or civic processions of the republican holidays / this baniere [sic] was carried on the head with great gravity: / she was surrounded by a large number of citizens in uniform / and others; armed with rifles [sic] and spades. ” \ inscription in ink
legend - on the front of the old montage, under the gouache on the right, label with handwritten legend in ink: "meeting of a sabreur; and of a breaker: / or member of a revolutionary committee. ". \ inscription in ink
stamp - front: "carnavalet"
stamp - "ml"
iconographic description:
scene: bourgeois, national guard, sans-culotte, banner, bayonet rifle, pike, saber, badge, procession, republican celebration / figure: swordsman, soldier, seal breaker, searcher, meeting, fraternity; french revolution. Historical commentary:
association of two unrelated scenes, the one on the right, critical; the other exalting the determination of patriots in the face of counter-revolution. 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. 9071. Date: between 1792 and 1795.
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