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The Market Women Leaving Paris to Search for the King at Versailles (October 5, 1789)

Jean Louis Prieur le Jeune French
Engraver Pierre G. Berthault French

1789

Not on view

Here, a peaceful hilly landscape is juxtaposed with an ominous crowd in the foreground. Reports of the banquet at Versailles had further aggravated the discontented Parisian populace. This culminated in the march to the palace of angry market women (and men) in search of the king.

The Market Women Leaving Paris to Search for the King at Versailles (October 5, 1789), Jean Louis Prieur le Jeune (French, Paris 1759–1795 Paris), Graphite, gray wash, ink applied with brush, on paper — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: The Market Women Leaving Paris to Search for the King at Versailles (October 5, 1789)

Artist: Jean Louis Prieur le Jeune (French, Paris 1759–1795 Paris)

Engraver: Pierre G. Berthault (French, 1748–1819)

Date: 1789

Medium: Graphite, gray wash, ink applied with brush, on paper

Dimensions: 7 11/16 × 9 7/8 in. (19.6 × 25.1 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: Musée du Louvre, Paris, Département des Arts Graphiques, on long-term loan to the Musée Carnavalet—Histoire de Paris (RF 6194/ D7730)

Accession Number: SL.3.2018.25.2

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