Siege of the Tuileries Still Image

Hand-colored engraving of the storming of the Tuileries Palace, showing armed crowds, cannons firing, and soldiers clashing in the courtyard before the grand palace facade under a smoke-filled sky.

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Title

Siege of the Tuileries

Description

This hand–tinted engraving depicts the storming of the Tuileries Palace by what appear to be small groups of well–organized soldiers of the Marseilles National Guard. The positive image of the sans–culottes is reinforced by commentaries that attribute their action to the "despotism" of Louis XVI and the "treason" of his agents against France.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1792

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/80/|de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 29 (pièces 4856-5017), Ancien Régime et Révolution

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

80

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

25 x 39 cm

Title (French)

Siege du chateau des Tuilleries

Citation

None Identified, “Siege of the Tuileries,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/80.