Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars. The image shows well-dressed aristocrats and members of the clergy digging and hauling soil in wheelbarrows in a effort to transform the Champ-de-Mars into a suitable place for a festival. 'Fête de la Federation' took place on the 14th of July 1790 in order to commemorate the first anniversary of the fall of the Bastille. A member of the Third Estate is standing in the lower left corner, holding a shovel. He is singing a revolutionary song 'Ca ira', parts of which appear throughout the print.
Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars. The image shows well-dressed aristocrats and members of the clergy digging and hauling soil in wheelbarrows in a effort to transform the Champ-de-Mars into a suitable place for a festival. 'Fête de la Federation' took place on the 14th of July 1790 in order to commemorate the first anniversary of the fall of the Bastille. A member of the Third Estate is standing in the lower left corner, holding a shovel. He is singing a revolutionary song 'Ca ira', parts of which appear throughout the print.
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