Bestorming van de Tuilerieën 1793

"Bestorming van de Tuilerieën" is a 1793 engraving by Isidore-Stanislas Helman depicting the storming of the Tuileries Palace during the French Revolution. The print, which is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, provides a detailed, yet dramatic, visual account of this pivotal event. The engraving captures the chaos and intensity of the attack, with figures rushing forward and smoke filling the air, making it an important visual document of the French Revolution. It is a fine example of the genre of historical engravings, which were popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.