Equality
Title
Equality
Description
At the beginning of the Revolution, the term "equality" meant an end to the legal differences that had characterized the Old Regime. For example, all individuals would be subject to the same regimen of taxation. Over the course of the decade, however, the Revolution radicalized, and equality expanded to encompass an end to many other sorts of differences, particularly economic ones. Although equality is here represented as a woman, the revolutionaries were capable of using males, particularly Hercules. But this powerful symbol frightened many, especially from the educated elite, and the female "Equality" seemed far less terrifying.
Creator
Jean Baptiste Gautier (engraver)
Louis-Simon Boizot (designer)
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1793-1794
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/3/|Collection Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 136, Pièces 11948-12048, période : 1794
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
3
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
32.5 x 25 cm
Title (French)
L'Egalité
Citation
Jean Baptiste Gautier (engraver) and Louis-Simon Boizot (designer), “Equality,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 5, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/3.