Title
La Prise de la Bastille is a gouache painting by Claude Cholat, now in the Carnavalet Museum in Paris, France
Caption
La Prise de la Bastille is a gouache painting by Claude Cholat, now in the Carnavalet Museum in Paris, France. Claude Cholat was a wine merchant living in Paris on the rue Noyer at the start of the French Revolution in 1789. On the morning of 14 July a large Revolutionary crowd gathered outside the royal prison called the Bastille and in the afternoon fighting broke out between the crowd and the royal garrison. Cholat fought on the side of the Revolutionaries, manning one of their cannon during the battle. Afterwards, Cholat produced a famous amateur gouache painting showing the events of the day.
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP23A19_403
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Rights managed
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60,0Mb (4,1Mb) / 17,1in x 13,6in / 5143 x 4078 (300dpi)