Bastille Collection

French Revolution (1789). The Storming of the Bastille (July 14). Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Attacking the Bastille
PRISE DE LA BASTILLE The Paris mob attacks the Bastille prison

Game of the French Revolution, created in 1791. The first player to go from the seizure of the Bastille (step 1)
FRENCH GAME BOARD, 1791. Game of the French Revolution, created in 1791. The first player to go from the seizure of the Bastille (step 1) to the Assemblee Nationale (step 63) is the winner

French Revolutionary Calendar, 1801. Private Collection

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

Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison
There are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669

Storming the Bastille
The mob charging the prison in Paris, France

A lone cyclist pedals in front of the Colonne de Julliet at Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

Henry III (1551-1589), King of France, visiting Bernard Palissy (1510-1589), ceramist
ELD4951083 Henry III (1551-1589), King of France, visiting Bernard Palissy (1510-1589), ceramist, imprisoned at the Bastille around 1588 (King of France Henry III visiting Bernard Palissy)

Paul Pelisson's araignee (1624-1693) locked up in the Bastille prison in the same cell as a peasant playing
ELD4959247 Paul Pelisson's araignee (1624-1693) locked up in the Bastille prison in the same cell as a peasant playing the musette and showed the governor of the Bastille who came to visit him

Portrait of Baroness Staal imprisoned after the conspiracy of Cellamare, 1844 (engraving)
ELD4958015 Portrait of Baroness Staal imprisoned after the conspiracy of Cellamare, 1844 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Marguerite de Launay)

The Canal Saint-Martin is a 45 km long canal in Paris, 1880
3480645 The Canal Saint-Martin is a 45 km long canal in Paris, 1880; (add.info.: 1880 illustration of the Canal Saint-Martin is a 4. 5 km long canal in Paris)

Letter B: 14th century lettrine, Breton, Bastille, Blueberries, Bigorne. Alphabet illustrates a character in
DUV4198388 Letter B: 14th century lettrine, Breton, Bastille, Blueberries, Bigorne. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument, a plant and an object or an insect

Engraving depicting the man in the iron mask; imprisoned on the Isle Sainte Marguerite and the Bastille for 42 years
5308796 Engraving depicting the man in the iron mask; imprisoned on the Isle Sainte Marguerite and the Bastille for 42 years

Engraving depicting the Fountain of Regeneration built out of the rubble of the Bastille, 18th century
5309137 Engraving depicting the Fountain of Regeneration built out of the rubble of the Bastille, 18th century; (add.info)

Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars, 1790
1574857 Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars, 1790; (add.info.: Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars. The image shows well-dressed aristocrats and members of the clergy digging)

The spider of Paul Pellisson (colour litho)
8664103 The spider of Paul Pellisson (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

First World War: France, Postcard showing a revolutionary without panties with his rifle, 1918
LUX4734802 First World War: France, Postcard showing a revolutionary without panties with his rifle, 1918; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Bastille with hippomobile tram and many pegs
LUX4782750 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Bastille with hippomobile tram and many pegs, 1890 - tramway: Bastille-Porte Rapp - TL Bds Henry 4 and Saint Germain

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Bastille, animated view with cars, cars
LUX4771703 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Bastille, animated view with cars, cars, hippomobile cars and many passers-by, 1903 - shops: lighthouse of the bastille

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The column of July, column of the Bastille, 1875
LUX4701737 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The column of July, column of the Bastille, 1875; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The column of July, column of the Bastille

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): La column de la Bastille, 1870 - Sculptor: Auguste Dumont
LUX4701634 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): La column de la Bastille, 1870 - Sculptor: Auguste Dumont; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): La column de la Bastille

18th century illustration of the Bastille fortress and prison in Paris. Circa 1780
5304965 18th century illustration of the Bastille fortress and prison in Paris. Circa 1780; (add.info.: 18th century illustration of the Bastille fortress and prison in Paris)

Fronde, July 4, 1652: The Grande Mademoiselle (Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans de Montpensier)
ELD4870593 Fronde, July 4, 1652: The Grande Mademoiselle (Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans de Montpensier, 1627-1693) had the cannon fired from the bastille ramparts in Paris on the troops of the king

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Bastille, July column, 1875
LUX4701275 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Bastille, July column, 1875; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Bastille, July column

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Bastille, animated view with wooden-wheeled steam truck, bus
LUX4767596 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Bastille, animated view with wooden-wheeled steam truck, bus, hippomobile cars and cars

Illustration for A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664288 Illustration for A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The shoemaker of the Bastille)

Liebig card showing The 'Man in the Iron Mask' 1900 (chromolithograph)
5669675 Liebig card showing The 'Man in the Iron Mask' 1900 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: The Man in the Iron Mask (French: L'Homme au Masque de Fer, c)

18th century illustration of the Bastille fortress and prison in Paris. Circa 1780
5305016 18th century illustration of the Bastille fortress and prison in Paris. Circa 1780; (add.info.: 18th century illustration of the Bastille fortress and prison in Paris)

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.

View of the Fortress of Bastille, built in the 14th century, in Paris - (The fortress of Bastille)
ELD4840958 View of the Fortress of Bastille, built in the 14th century, in Paris - (The fortress of Bastille, Paris) Engraving from "Les francaises illustres" by Gustave Demoulin

First World War: France, drawn postcard showing allies passing under the Bastille or a revolutionary sings
LUX4735812 First World War: France, drawn postcard showing allies passing under the Bastille or a revolutionary sings the Marseillaise, 1916, memory of July 14

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Bastille, column of July with the Genie de la Liberte, 1860
LUX4702125 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Bastille, column of July with the Genie de la Liberte, 1860; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Bastille

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July column (Place de la Bastille), 1885
LUX4748045 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July column (Place de la Bastille), 1885; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July column (Place de la Bastille)

Woman in revolutionary fancy dress, with large white bonnet, tricolor scarf, blue redingote and white petticoat
FLO4684522 Woman in revolutionary fancy dress, with large white bonnet, tricolor scarf, blue redingote and white petticoat, in front of the Bastille

Arrival of Charles VII in the Bastille in 1418
3480291 Arrival of Charles VII in the Bastille in 1418; (add.info.: Arrival of Charles VII in the Bastille in 1418. The taking of Paris, par Martial d'Auvergne, The taking of Paris)

Building of the subway in Paris here at the Bastille square on october 14, 1899, engraving
1749869 Building of the subway in Paris here at the Bastille square on october 14, 1899, engraving; (add.info.: Building of the subway in Paris here at the Bastille square on october 14, 1899)

17th century view of the Bastille Prison in Paris, 1650
5304927 17th century view of the Bastille Prison in Paris, 1650; (add.info.: 17th century view of the Bastille Prison in Paris, 1650); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Jules Grevy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris (engraving)
5304915 Jules Grevy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cover of " La Bomb (bakist)", 1889_7_14 - Illustration by Paul de Semant (1842-1903): Elections
ICA4931748 Cover of " La Bomb (bakist)", 1889_7_14 - Illustration by Paul de Semant (1842-1903): Elections, Boulanger Case, Canons, Shell, Drapeau tricolore, Bastille

Portrait of Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680) imprisoned in the prison of Bastille, 1662. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4899196 Portrait of Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680) imprisoned in the prison of Bastille, 1662. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Affair of the poisons: portrait of Jean Baptiste Godin de Sainte-Croix, lover of madame de Brinvilliers in prison at
ELD4900955 Affair of the poisons: portrait of Jean Baptiste Godin de Sainte-Croix, lover of madame de Brinvilliers in prison at the Bastille, 1663

Vue de la fontaine triomphale en construction sur l'emplacement de la Bastille, 1817-1824. Private Collection

View of the Bastille and Porte Saint-Antoine in Paris, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud
View of the Bastille and Porte Saint-Antoine in Paris, 1700-1799

Portrait considered to be Bernard Jourdan, marquis de Launay (1740-July 14, 1789)... c1740-1789. Creator: Unknown
Portrait considered to be Bernard Jourdan, marquis de Launay (1740-July 14, 1789), governor of the Bastille, between 1740 and 1789

Les vainqueurs de la Bastille devant l'Hôtel de Ville, le 14 juillet 1789, between 1830 and 1838
Les vainqueurs de la Bastille devant l'Hotel de Ville, le 14 juillet 1789, (between 1830 and 1838). The conquerors of the Bastille at the Hotel de Ville in Paris, 14 July 1789

Pierre-François Palloy, dit le Patriote (1755-1835), entrepreneur chargé de la démolition... c1789. Creator: A Donchery
Pierre-Francois Palloy, dit le Patriote (1755-1835), entrepreneur charge de la demolition de la Bastille, en costume de la garde nationale, c1789

Citizen Nau-Deville, in National Guard uniform, transporting a convoy of weapons and ammun... 1790
Citizen Nau-Deville, in National Guard uniform, transporting a convoy of weapons and ammunition, 1790

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"Bastille: Unveiling the Iconic Symbol of Revolution and Resilience" Step back in time to the French Revolution (1789), where history was rewritten, and a nation's destiny changed forever. The Storming of the Bastille stands as an indelible mark on France's tumultuous past, igniting a spark that would shape its future. Attacking the Bastille was not just an act of rebellion; it symbolized liberation from tyranny and oppression. As revolutionaries stormed through its formidable walls, hope surged through their veins like wildfire. The echoes of their battle cries still resonate today. Amidst this chaos, one enigmatic figure emerges – the Man in the Iron Mask. Confined within these stone walls, his identity concealed from prying eyes, he found solace in playing his cello amidst despair. His haunting melodies echoed through prison corridors, reminding us that even behind bars, art can transcend captivity. The French Revolutionary Calendar (1801) marked a new era for France - a testament to resilience and reinvention. It replaced traditional months with nature-inspired names like Thermidor and Brumaire, reflecting a society striving for renewal after years of turmoil. Today at Place de la Bastille in Paris, a lone cyclist pedals forward against the backdrop of Colonne de Julliet – an enduring reminder of our shared history. This bustling square witnessed both triumphs and tribulations throughout centuries but remains steadfast as a symbol of unity. With each passing year since the Fall of the Bastille, La Bastille has evolved into more than just bricks and mortar; it embodies freedom's spirit etched into every stone. Its presence at Place de la Bastille continues to inspire generations who gather around July Column – paying homage to those who fought valiantly for liberty. Traveling further back in time reveals another facet - Place de la Bastille during Victorian times when elegance mingled with progress.