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James Gillray
1756-1815
Le triomphe de la Liberté en l'élargissement de la Bastille, dédié à la Nation Francoise / painted by James Northcote, R.A. ; engraved by James Gillray.
London : Publish'd July 12th. 1790. by Rt. Wilkinson. No 58 Cornhill, [1790].
etching and aquatint
image: 465 x 600 mm; sheet: 509 x 618 mm
Peel 2266
Notes
After a painting by James Northcote, now presumed lost.
Caption title from lettered impression.
A companion piece to Gillray's print "The Triumph of Benevolence."
Libray's copy is an impression before letters.
Trimmed within plate mark.
Caption title from lettered impression.
A companion piece to Gillray's print "The Triumph of Benevolence."
Libray's copy is an impression before letters.
Trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows the fall of the Bastille: a young soldier helps a white-bearded elderly prisoner to ascend stairs, with skeletons and shackled prisoners in cells below, and machines of torture in the background.
Associated names
Northcote, James, 1746-1831, artist.
Wilkinson, Robert, -approximately 1825, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Wilkinson, Robert, -approximately 1825, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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Classification
Department
Century prints
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