Arrival of the Royal Family in Paris on 6 October 1789 Still Image

An 18th-century engraving depicts royal carriages escorted by horsemen passing an equestrian statue, with crowds lining the route and grand colonnaded buildings in the background, accompanied by French verse and a royal coat of arms below.

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Title

Arrival of the Royal Family in Paris on 6 October 1789

Description

When the revolutionaries, led by thousands of women, marched to Versailles, they triumphantly seized and then brought the king to Paris, where he would live in the midst of his people. Here this image attempts to maintain a perception of royal pomp and grandeur, ignoring the reality that the king was forced against his will. Still few could fully foresee the ultimate changes underway –– that the king had lost much of his sacred aura and was now headed toward an uncertain future.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1789

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/229/|Collection Michel Hennin. Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France. Tome 119, Pièces 10386-10489, période : 1789

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

229

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

21.5 x 32.5 cm

Title (French)

Arrivée du Roi et de la famille royale à Paris, le 6 octobre 1789

Citation

None Identified, “Arrival of the Royal Family in Paris on 6 October 1789,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/229.