The Fountain of Regeneration
Title
The Fountain of Regeneration
Description
In this engraving of the Festival of Reunion or Unity of 10 August 1793, a female statue of Nature in the form of the Egyptian goddess Isis represents the regeneration of the French people. It sits on the site of the Bastille prison, whose fall signaled the beginning of the Revolution. The engraving depicts the statue as made of stone, but in fact it was hastily constructed of papier mache. This engraving was printed in 1797 as part of a series of commemorative prints of events of the revolution.
Creator
Isidore-Stanislas Helman (engraver)
Abraham Jacobsz Hulk (engraver)
Charles Monnet (designer)
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1796
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/14/|<span>Collection Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 132, Pièces 11587-11673, période : 1793</span>|<span>Collection de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 10 (pièces 1571-1762), Ancien Régime et Révolution</span>
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
14
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
35 x 46 cm
Title (French)
La Fontaine de la Régénération
Caption
Sur les débris de la Bastille, le 10 août 1793
Citation
Isidore-Stanislas Helman (engraver), Abraham Jacobsz Hulk (engraver), and Charles Monnet (designer), “The Fountain of Regeneration,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 23, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/14.