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GALERIE DES VENTES D'ORLEANS - Maître Guillaume CORNET commissaire-priseur

85 - THE BASTILLE: Set of 7 engravings: *A correct view of the Ba…
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Estimate €100 - €120
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THE BASTILLE: Set of 7 engravings: *A correct view of the Bastille with its ground plan*, an engraving by Chapman in London in 1798 (sheet 27x22) – (The storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789), etching by Duplessi-Bertaux, pre-print proof (image 17.5x23.5, sheet 28.5x40.5) - 2nd event of 14 July 1789: “The governor of the Bastille, having lowered the first drawbridge and allowed a large number of citizens into the first courtyard, had them shot” - Third event of 14 July 1789: “The brave Maillard retrieves the besieged’s proposals from a plank suspended above the moat of the Bastille” - The Bastille, by Wiesener - The Storming of the Bastille, after Raffet - View of the Bastille, St Anthony’s Gate and part of the suburbs of Paris (1777).
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Auction time 07/23/2026 at 10:10 AM
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