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The liberation of a manacled prisoner during the taking of the Bastille on the 14 July 1789. Line engraving with etching.

The Bastille, Paris. Line engraving by J.F. Borgnet after J.M. Gudin (?).

The storming of the Bastille on the 14 July 1789. Line engraving with etching after H. Singleton.

The storming of the Bastille, 1789. Ink drawing by R.B. Bate after H. Singleton.

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Bastille

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The storming of the Bastille on the 14 July 1789. Line engraving with etching after H. Singleton.

The Bastille, Paris. Line engraving by J.F. Borgnet after J.M. Gudin (?).

The liberation of a manacled prisoner during the taking of the Bastille on the 14 July 1789. Line engraving with etching.

The storming of the Bastille, 1789. Ink drawing by R.B. Bate after H. Singleton.