View of the Mound of Champ de la Reunion on the Festival That Was Celebrated in Honor of the Supreme Being

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Title

View of the Mound of Champ de la Reunion on the Festival That Was Celebrated in Honor of the Supreme Being

Description

In this watercolor of the Festival of the Supreme Being, we see a procession that includes a woman wearing a Phrygian cap paraded past a statue of Hercules holding two smaller statues of Liberty and Equality, towards a Liberty tree, atop the hill. In the foreground, a patriotic woman explains the meaning of the spectacle to her young son, an allegory of the didactic intent of the entire festival.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1794

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/21/|<span>Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 135, Pièces 11862-11947, période : 1794</span>|<span>de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 46 (pièces 6283-6356), Ancien Régime et Révolution</span>

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

21

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

25.5 x 39.5 cm

Title (French)

Vue de la montagne elevée au Champ de la Reunion

Caption

pour la fête qui y a été célebrée en l'honneur de l'Etre Suprême le Decadi 20 Prairial de l'an 2.me de la Republique Française

Citation

None Identified, “View of the Mound of Champ de la Reunion on the Festival That Was Celebrated in Honor of the Supreme Being,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 23, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/21.