Bastille Day Collection

MONET: CELEBRATION, 1878. The Rue Montorgueil in Paris. Celebration of June 30, 1878. Oil on canvas, Claude Monet, 1878

Bastille Attack In French Revolution
Engraving depicting the mass attack on the Bastille fortress, igniting the French Revolution, Paris, France, July 14, 1789. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Storming The Bastille
14th July 1789: French troops storming the Bastille during the French Revolution. The prison represented the hated Bourbon monarchy

British soldiers in hand to hand combat with Germans on Bastille Day (14 July), Bazentin, France, Battle of the Somme
6000438 British soldiers in hand to hand combat with Germans on Bastille Day (14 July), Bazentin, France, Battle of the Somme, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

PARIS: BASTILLE DAY, c1801. The celebration of Bastille Day, 14 July, on the Avenue des Champs Elysees with spectators watching a balloon ascension in Paris, France. Etching, c1801

Group of the boy with a goose, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, luni marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps
6384484 Group of the boy with a goose, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, luni marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Allegory for the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris
5304923 Allegory for the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris; (add.info.: Allegory for the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving depicting a Bastille Day festival
5309130 Engraving depicting a Bastille Day festival; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Bastille Day festival. Bastille Day is the common name given to the French National Day)

"Turn your toes out gracefully, said the old goose, watch me" (engraving)
8639609 "Turn your toes out gracefully, said the old goose, watch me" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Turn your toes out gracefully)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638745 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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To the march to sell the geese
DUV4217136 To the march to sell the geese; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet

An older brother pushing his younger brother in a walking frame, 1850
3477991 An older brother pushing his younger brother in a walking frame, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an older brother pushing his younger brother in a walking frame)

A crowd viewing fireworks on Bastille Day celebration in Paris, 1801 (engraving)
2623672 A crowd viewing fireworks on Bastille Day celebration in Paris, 1801 (engraving); (add.info.: Hand-coloured etching depicting a crowd viewing fireworks on Bastille Day celebration in Paris)

Young boy strangling a goose
7287219 Young boy strangling a goose; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Young boy strangling a goose. Roman sculture dating on the 1st century AD. Copy from a Greek original)

First anniversary of Bastille Day, French Revolution
6116993 First anniversary of Bastille Day, French Revolution; (add.info.: Celebration in the Champs-de-Mar, Paris, July 14, 1799 of the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille)

The geese keeper. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437799 The geese keeper. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. The geese keeper, (the little goose keeper, tale of the Brothers Grimm)

Hunting wild geese in ancient Egypt, 1882
7125190 Hunting wild geese in ancient Egypt, 1882; (add.info.: Hunting wild geese in ancient Egypt using a type of net. After a painting in the subterranean temples of Beni-Hassan)

Breakfast in bed charged extra (colour litho)
8656246 Breakfast in bed charged extra (colour litho) by Ellam, William Henry (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Breakfast in bed charged extra. Geese having breakfast in bed)

Couple asleep after preparing Christmas dinner (chromolitho)
8677518 Couple asleep after preparing Christmas dinner (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho)
8677331 Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q for quenouille (spinner). Woman or girl with a distaff used in spinning

Human invention anticipated: Trachea (engraving)
8657955 Human invention anticipated: Trachea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trachea)

Poor Little Kitty! (colour litho)
8652826 Poor Little Kitty! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor Little Kitty)

The Merry Jester (chromolitho)
8663994 The Merry Jester (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Merry Jester)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638772 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Take him away, he thinks I'm a little boy and I'm a little girl (colour litho)
8656639 Take him away, he thinks I'm a little boy and I'm a little girl (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Take him away)

Etruscan Art (engraving)
8644796 Etruscan Art (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Etruscan Art. Illustration for Architecture, Sculpture)

Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC (engraving)
8644784 Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC)

Foie gras, c.1910 (print)
7293383 Foie gras, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Goose breeding and making the foie gras in France. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638751 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frank's problem (engraving)
8630991 Frank's problem (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frank's problem)

Stuffing a Christmas goose (chromolitho)
8677522 Stuffing a Christmas goose (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stuffing a Christmas goose.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection.

July and August (chromolitho)
8677389 July and August (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: July and August, Bastille Day and holidays by the sea)

Bustard, goose and bear (colour litho)
8677381 Bustard, goose and bear (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: O for outarde (bustard), oie (goose) and ours (bear)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643341 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Girl feeding; ducks and geese (colour litho)
8635292 Girl feeding; ducks and geese (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl feeding; ducks and geese)

There was an Old Man of Dunluce, who went out to sea on a Goose (coloured engraving)
8634336 There was an Old Man of Dunluce, who went out to sea on a Goose (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Man of Dunluce)

Bastille Day, 1892 (monotype in oil colours)
XOS5873741 Bastille Day, 1892 (monotype in oil colours) by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil (1858-1924); 30.5x24.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: By Maurice Prendergast).

Jules Grevy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris (engraving)
5304918 Jules Grevy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Goose Keeper (oil on canvas)
8683346 Goose Keeper (oil on canvas) by Previati, Gaetano (1852-1920); 25x40 cm; Assicoop-Unipol Collection, Modena, Emilia Romagna

E F G H : engine, funnel, goose, hen, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4224976 E F G H : engine, funnel, goose, hen, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, The nursery alphabet)

back from the Bastille day military parade with General Boulanger, c.1886-89 (engraving)
1747976 back from the Bastille day military parade with General Boulanger, c.1886-89 (engraving); Photo: Tallandier.

The Goose, Isola Point (b/w photo)
8645374 The Goose, Isola Point (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Goose, Isola Point)

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"Buy my goose! My fat goose!" (engraving)
8653575 "Buy my goose! My fat goose!" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Buy my goose! My fat goose)

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (colour litho)
8635542 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush)

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The Cockerel and the Pallet (chromolitho)
8663997 The Cockerel and the Pallet (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cockerel and the Pallet)

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"Bastille Day: A Historic Celebration of Freedom and Unity" On June 30, 1878, the streets of Paris came alive with a vibrant celebration captured in Monet's masterpiece "Celebration. " The Rue Montorgueil overflowed with joyous revelers, marking a significant moment in French history. This painting serves as a reminder of the resilience and spirit that define Bastille Day. The origins of this commemoration trace back to the infamous Bastille Attack during the French Revolution. On July 14th, 1789, brave revolutionaries stormed the Bastille prison, igniting a spark that would forever change France. This audacious act symbolized liberation from oppression and became an enduring symbol of freedom. Fast forward to c1801 when Parisians gathered on Avenue des Champs Elysees for grand festivities honoring Bastille Day. As depicted in an etching from that time, spectators marveled at balloon ascensions while relishing in the jubilant atmosphere. Bullet impacts on heavy trucks remind us of past struggles but also highlight how far we have come since then. Fireworks illuminating the sky near Old Port signify not only the end of traditional celebrations but also serve as a metaphorical representation of triumph over adversity, and is through these dazzling displays that unity is forged among people from all walks of life. Bastille Day transcends borders too; British soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Germans during World War I on this very day – July 14th – at Bazentin, France. Their courage exemplifies how this date continues to inspire bravery and determination even amidst conflict. Artistic depictions such as "July Fourteenth" by Rue Daunou (1910) or "Le bon republicain" illustrate how artists immortalize moments filled with patriotic fervor and national pride during these celebrations throughout history. Leon Gambetta's relentless fight for an enduring republic culminated in the magnificent Bastille Day celebration of 1880.