Triumph of the Parisian Army and the People Still Image

Colorful print of a crowd carrying leafy branches and pikes topped with severed heads, escorting carts and riders through a festive procession celebrating the march on Versailles.
Hand-colored print of a crowd escorting carts with cannon and a horse-drawn procession through a field, carrying leafy branches and pikes topped with severed heads, celebrating the 1789 march from Versailles to Paris.

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Title

Triumph of the Parisian Army and the People

Description

Returning home from the October march to Versailles, the women and the guardsmen display the heads of troops who confronted the marchers. Note the use of tree branches, symbolizing support for the revolution here as in other prints.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1789

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/230/|Michel Hennin. Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France. Tome 119, Pièces 10386-10489, période : 1789

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

230

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

21.5 x 37cm

Title (French)

Triomphe de l'Armée Parisienne réunis au Peuple a son retour de Versailles à Paris le 6 Octobre 1789

Citation

None Identified, “Triumph of the Parisian Army and the People,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/230.