Adieu Bastille (BM J,4.164) - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Adieu Bastille (BM J,4.164) - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Satire on the capture of the Bastille: a peasant holding a chained lion plays the bagpipes while puppets of an aristocrat and clergyman dance to his tune; in the background a view of the fortress being demolished. July 1789
Hand-coloured etching

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1789
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British Museum
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