Vanguard of Women going to Versailles
Title
Vanguard of Women going to Versailles
Description
Publicity about political machinations, coupled with the continued high price of bread, mobilized market women and encouraged many men to support them. They hoped to fetch the King and his family to end attempts against the Revolution and stabilize prices. This action was so threatening to the middle class elite that Lafayette, head of the Parisian National Guard, tried first to dissuade the marchers and then belatedly followed them to try to control the situation.
Creator
None Identified
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1789
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/539/|Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 119, Pièces 10386-10489, période : 1789
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
539
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
21.5 x 32cm
Title (French)
Avant-garde des femmes allant à Versaille
Citation
None Identified, “Vanguard of Women going to Versailles,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 22, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/539.