Bastille Square, 1878, Theodor Josef Hubert Hoffbauer, between 1875 and 1882

The place de la bastille was created in 1792 on the spot where the bastille prison was located. The bastille was built in 1370 as a fortress, and became a prison under the reign of louis xiii. In 1789, the bastille was stormed by a mob and dismantled, an event often cited as the start of the french revolution. Today, only a few stones from the prison remain in the place de la bastille. Date: between 1875 and 1882. Dimensions: 24 x 30 cm. Medium: lithograph. Collection: Brown University Library. Place de la Bastille, 1878