The collections of the German Historical Museum

• Title: La Révolution française (The French Revolution)
• Artist: Jean Duplessi-Bertaux (1747-1819)
• Origin: France
• Date: 1793
• Material/Technique: Copper engraving
• Size: 53 x 61,6 cm

Duplessi-Bertaux created an allegory of the French revolution. "Veritas", hovering in the air, reflects with her implement, a mirror, the light of the Enlightenment. Symbolically buried on a catafalque are the insignia of the old powers: the Royal house, the aristocracy, and the clergy. In the foreground they are destroyed by Chronos. On the left side the Bastille is shown.