The Days of 31 May and 1–2 June 1793
Title
The Days of 31 May and 1–2 June 1793
Description
Even though popular action had unseated the Legislative Assembly and replaced it with the Convention, the elections that followed had not satisfied the radicals of Paris and their artisanal followers. From 31 May to 2 June 1793, these Parisians demonstrated outside the Convention and through intimidation forced the politicians inside to give up the Girondins who were being vilified. Although the winners of this event within the Convention—the Jacobins—managed to eliminate their political opposition, it made most of them quite uneasy to validate popular action of this sort. They were afraid it might be turned on them.
Creator
Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (engraver)
Jean Duplessi-Bertaux (engraver)
Jacques François Joseph Swebach (designer)
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1802
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/105/|de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 45 (pièces 6109-6282), Ancien Régime et Révolution
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
105
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
24 x 29 cm
Title (French)
Journées des 31 mai, 1.er et 2 juin 1793
Caption
ou 12, 13 et 14 prairial an I.er de la République
Citation
Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (engraver), Jean Duplessi-Bertaux (engraver), and Jacques François Joseph Swebach (designer), “The Days of 31 May and 1–2 June 1793,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 26, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/105.