ipl-logo

Prise Du Palais Des Tileries By Jean Duplessis-Bertaux

408 Words2 Pages
The painting Prise du palais des Tuileries by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux depicts the Insurrection of 10 August 1792, when the Tuileries Palace was stormed by the National Guard and revolutionary federates. As the official residence of King Louis XVI, the palace was a royalist symbol and its defeat resulted in the fall of the French monarchy. An armed mob massacred outside the palace, leaving the royal family no choice but to take refuge in the Legislative Assembly building. Soldiers and civilians mustered in the Tuileries courtyard and engaged in a battle with the Swiss Guard, whose mercenaries were stationed outside in an effort to protect the building. Over half of the Swiss Guard was massacred, and the remaining few were imprisoned. One day
Open Document