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First appearance of Jean–Paul Marat’s L’Ami du peuple (The Friend of the People), an eight–page daily newspaper–pamphlet, one of the most influential and radical publications of the Revolution. September 12, 1789

Final defeats of the rebel Chouans and Vendéens. October 14, 1799

Fictional Attack by "Terray" on Turgot (1781[?]) 1781

In the 1780s, following the fall of the reform–minded Turgot and Necker ministries, traditionalists felt certain that they had seen the last of the crass, pro–commerce ideas that these men and their supporters had promoted. In this pamphlet, Turgot…

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Festival of the Supreme Being. June 8, 1794

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Festival of Supreme Being 1794

These depictions show the Festival of the Supreme Being, a massive pageant staged by Jacques–Louis David on 8 June 1794, in open air on the "Field of Reunion," formerly the royal army’s parade ground. At David’s orders, a huge mountain was erected on…

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Festival of Reason in Notre–Dame. November 10, 1793