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The Laying of the First Stone of the Alexander III Bridge (Inauguration de la première pierre du pont Alexandre III)

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Description: The Laying of the First Stone of the Alexander III Bridge (Inauguration de la...
TitleThe Laying of the First Stone of the Alexander III Bridge (Inauguration de la première pierre du pont Alexandre III)
Creator nameVauthier, Pierre Louis Léger
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1896
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions170 × 226 cm
LocationPrivate collection
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsPainting, French--19th centuryFrance--History--Third Republic, 1870-1940Pont Alexandre III (Paris, France)
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2. Picturing and Policing the Crowd
Richard Thomson
Description: The Troubled Republic: Visual Culture and Social Debate in France, 1889–1900
The Troubled Republic: Visual Culture and Social Debate in France, 1889–1900
During the 1890s the crowd was a phenomenon which generated fear and fascination. This was the case throughout Western industrialised countries and was the product of a combination of changes that to contemporaries seemed to have accumulated through the nineteenth century...
Author
Richard Thomson
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2004 by Richard Thomson
Related print edition pages: pp.79-115
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00162.005
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-19666&redirecttoanchor=45785
Chapter subject tags:France--History--Third Republic, 1870-1940Art and society--France--History--19th centuryPainting, French--19th centuryCrowds in art--France--19th centuryCollective behavior--France--19th centuryUrbanization--France--19th centuryPissarro, Camille, 1830-1903Vallotton, Félix, 1865-1925Demonstrations--France--19th century

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Description: The Fête de Bagnolet, the Crowning of the Laureate (La Fête de Bagnolet,...
The Fête de Bagnolet, the Crowning of the Laureate (La Fête de Bagnolet, le jour du couronnement de la rosière)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameVauthier, Pierre Louis Léger
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1895
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions40 × 155 cm
LocationMairie de Bagnolet, Salle des Fêtes, Bagnolet, France
The Fête de Bagnolet, the Crowning...
The Fête de Bagnolet, the Crowning of the Laureate (La Fête de Bagnolet, le jour du couronnement de la rosière)
Description: The Strike at Le Creusot (Le Grève à Le Creusot)
The Strike at Le Creusot (Le Grève à Le Creusot)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameAdler, Jules
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1899
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions228 × 298 cm
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Pau, France
The Strike at Le Creusot (Le...
The Strike at Le Creusot (Le Grève à Le Creusot)
Description: Charlotte Corday à Caen
Charlotte Corday à Caen
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameScherrer, Jean Jacques
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1894
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions208 × 133 cm
LocationMusée Municipal Charles de Bruyères, Remiremont, France
Charlotte Corday à Caen
Charlotte Corday à Caen
Description: Colonel de la Rochethulon presents the Standard of the 6th Regiment of Cuirassiers...
Colonel de la Rochethulon presents the Standard of the 6th Regiment of Cuirassiers to the Recruits, January 1887 (Présentation de l'étendard aux recrues, janvier 1887)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1892
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions143 × 177 cm
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/?permid=permobj_c421e495-dc44-4204-8194-eb6c8cecede4
Accession numberMV 5489
Colonel de la Rochethulon presents the...
Colonel de la Rochethulon presents the Standard of the 6th Regiment of Cuirassiers to the Recruits, January 1887 (Présentation de l'étendard aux recrues, janvier 1887)
Description: Drill (L'Exercise)
Drill (L'Exercise)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameBonnard, Pierre
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions23 × 31 cm
LocationPrivate collection
Drill (L'Exercise)
Drill (L'Exercise)
Description: The Fête of the Centenary of the States General (Fête du centenaire des...
The Fête of the Centenary of the States General (Fête du centenaire des Etats généraux au bassin de Neptune à Versailles)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameRoll, Alfred
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1893
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions610 × 930 cm
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/?permid=permobj_40698f9c-8f70-47c0-943c-8d81da4e675a
Accession numberMV 5278
The Fête of the Centenary of the...
The Fête of the Centenary of the States General (Fête du centenaire des Etats généraux au bassin de Neptune à Versailles)
Description: Souvenir of the National Holiday (Souvenir de la fête nationale)
Souvenir of the National Holiday (Souvenir de la fête nationale)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameBerteaux, Hippolyte Dominique
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1895
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions380 × 180 cm
LocationMusée du Petit Palais, Paris
http://parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/petit-palais/oeuvres/souvenir-de-la-fete-nationale-decor-pour-la-galerie-lobau-de-l-hotel-de-ville
Accession numberPPP4710
Souvenir of the National Holiday...
Souvenir of the National Holiday (Souvenir de la fête nationale)
Description: The Weary (Les Las)
The Weary (Les Las)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameAdler, Jules
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1897
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions181 × 251 cm
LocationMusée Calvet, Avignon, France
The Weary (Les Las)
The Weary (Les Las)
Description: The Charge (La Charge)
The Charge (La Charge)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameDevambez, André Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1902
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions127 × 162 cm
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/la-charge-9246
Accession numberRF 1979 61
The Charge (La Charge)
The Charge (La Charge)
Description: The Foot Bath (Le Bain de pieds)
The Foot Bath (Le Bain de pieds)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameLuce, Maximilien
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1891
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions81 × 100 cm
The Foot Bath (Le Bain de pieds)
The Foot Bath (Le Bain de pieds)
Description: On the Slope (Sur la butte)
On the Slope (Sur la butte)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameRoyer, Henri Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1891
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions72 × 60 cm
LocationMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro
On the Slope (Sur la butte)
On the Slope (Sur la butte)
Description: La Sorbonne
La Sorbonne
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator namePuvis de Chavannes, Pierre
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas adhered to wall
Dimensions570 × 2600 cm (whole)
LocationGrand Amphithéâtre de la Sorbonne, Paris
La Sorbonne
La Sorbonne
Description: La Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris
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Jan 23
Creator nameRaffaëlli, Jean-François
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions46 × 58 cm
LocationMusée Marmottan, Paris
La Place de l'Hôtel de Ville,...
La Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris
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La Salle Graffard
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Jan 23
Creator nameBéraud, Jean
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1884
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions86 × 120 cm
LocationPrivate collection
La Salle Graffard
La Salle Graffard
Description: Paul Déroulède
Paul Déroulède
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameFerrier, Gabriel
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1906
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions114.5 × 96 cm
LocationMusée du Petit Palais, Paris
http://parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/portrait-de-paul-deroulede-1846-1914-homme-politique-et-ecrivain
Accession numberP2656
Paul Déroulède
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Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameChaperon, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1899
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
The Photographer at the Barracks (Le...
The Photographer at the Barracks (Le Photographe au régiment)
Description: The General Inspection of Physical Exercises at the Prytanée Militaire...
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Creator nameCres, Charles
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPrytanée National Militaire, La Flèche, France
The General Inspection of Physical...
The General Inspection of Physical Exercises at the Prytanée Militaire (L'Inspection générale des exercices physiques au Prytanée Militaire)
Description: Egalité, Liberté, Fraternité
Egalité, Liberté, Fraternité
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameLevy, Henri Leopold
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1887
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on paper laid down on canvas
Dimensions100 × 256 cm
LocationMusée du Petit Palais, Paris
http://parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/petit-palais/oeuvres/esquisse-pour-la-mairie-du-6eme-egalite-liberte-fraternite
Accession numberPPP4090
Egalité, Liberté,...
Egalité, Liberté, Fraternité
Description: Butcher's Shop, or Butchery (Boucherie)
Butcher's Shop, or Butchery (Boucherie)
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Creator nameVeber, Jean
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1897
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions100 × 116.5 cm
LocationZimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Butcher's Shop, or Butchery (Boucherie)
Butcher's Shop, or Butchery (Boucherie)
Description: The Reception of Admiral Avellan, place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 1893...
The Reception of Admiral Avellan, place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 1893 (Réception de l'amiral Avellan, place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 1893)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameDumoulin, Louis-Jules
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1894
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions1500 × 3000 cm
LocationMusée Carnavalet, Paris
The Reception of Admiral Avellan, place...
The Reception of Admiral Avellan, place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 1893 (Réception de l'amiral Avellan, place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 1893)
Description: The Conscripts (Les Conscrits)
The Conscripts (Les Conscrits)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameDagnan-Bouveret, Pascal Adolphe Jean
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions170 × 148 cm
LocationAssemblée Nationale, Paris
The Conscripts (Les Conscrits)
The Conscripts (Les Conscrits)
Description: In Front of Detaille's 'The Dream' (Devant 'Le Rêve' de Detaille)
In Front of Detaille's 'The Dream' (Devant 'Le Rêve' de Detaille)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 24
Creator nameLegrand, Paul-Emmanuel
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1897
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions52.75 × 41.25 in. (134 × 105 cm)
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, France
Accession number1064
In Front of Detaille's 'The Dream'...
In Front of Le Rêve of Detaille
Description: The 14th July, 1880 (Le 14 julliet 1880)
The 14th July, 1880 (Le 14 julliet 1880)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 10
Creator nameRoll, Alfred
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 ft. 3 7/8 in. × 32 ft. 1 3/4 in. (650 × 980 cm)
LocationMusée de la Ville de Paris, Musée du Petit-Palais, Paris
http://parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/petit-palais/oeuvres/14-juillet-1880-inauguration-du-monument-a-la-republique
Accession numberPPP829
The 14th July, 1880 (Le 14 julliet 1880)
The 14th July, 1880 (Le 14 julliet 1880)
Description: Entry of Henri IV into the city of Paris, March 22, 1594
Entry of Henri IV into the city of Paris, March 22, 1594
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 24
Creator nameGérard, François, Baron
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1817
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#992c6d6d-1e8e-4c05-8db5-e34118cded3a
Accession numberMV 2715
Entry of Henri IV into the city of...
Entry of Henri IV into the city of Paris, March 22, 1594
Description: The Birth of Henri IV
The Birth of Henri IV
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 27
Creator nameDevéria, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1827
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065874
Accession numberINV. 4070
The Birth of Henri IV
The Birth of Henri IV
Description: Marat assassinated! 13 July 1793, 8 o'clock in the Evening (Marat assassiné! 13...
Marat assassinated! 13 July 1793, 8 o'clock in the Evening (Marat assassiné! 13 juillet 1793, 8h du soir)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nameWeerts, Jean-Joseph
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1880
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions272 × 360 cm
LocationMusée d'art et d'industrie de Roubaix, France
Marat assassinated! 13 July 1793, 8...
Marat assassinated! 13 July 1793, 8 o'clock in the Evening (Marat assassiné! 13 juillet 1793, 8h du soir)
Description: Liberty Leading the People
Liberty Leading the People
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1830
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions102 3/8 × 127 15/16 in. (260 × 325 cm)
LocationMuseé du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065872
Accession numberR.F. 129
Liberty Leading the People
Liberty Leading the People
Description: The Capture of the Smala of Abd-el-Kader by the Duke d'Aumale at Taguin, May 16,...
The Capture of the Smala of Abd-el-Kader by the Duke d'Aumale at Taguin, May 16, 1843
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 19
Creator nameVernet, Horace
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1843
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#bfa74cde-c13b-40f4-bcfe-e22f9457735b
Accession numberMV 2027
The Capture of the Smala of Abd-el-Kader...
The Capture of the Smala of Abd-el-Kader by the Duke d'Aumale at Taguin, May 16, 1843
Description: Coronation of Napoleon
Coronation of Napoleon
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameDavid, Jacques-Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1806–1807
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065720
Accession numberINV 3699
Coronation of Napoleon
Coronation of Napoleon
Description: Coronation of Napoleon, detail of Empress Josephine
Coronation of Napoleon, detail of Empress Josephine
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameDavid, Jacques-Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1806–1807
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065720
Accession numberINV 3699
Coronation of Napoleon, detail of...
Coronation of Napoleon, detail of Empress Josephine

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