Punishment of Foulon Still Image

An engraving titled "Supplice du Sieur Foulon," showing a crowd in a Paris street brandishing a pike topped with a severed head, while onlookers watch from a balcony above.

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Title

Punishment of Foulon

Description

Like the preceding image, this engraving reveals the aftermath of the seizure of the Bastille. Here the crowd parades the severed head of the offial, Foulon.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1789

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/91/|de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 17 (pièces 2760-2907), Ancien Régime et Révolution

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

91

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Etching and engraving

Physical Dimensions

17.5 x 10.5 cm

Title (English)

Punishment of Foulon

Title (French)

Supplice du Sieur Foulon

Citation

None Identified, “Punishment of Foulon,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/91.