10 Foulon torture in place of strike on July 23, 1789. Reasoned classification: The postcard reproduces the engraving of Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (1737-1831) from the drawing of Jean-Louis Prieur (1759-1795) that represents the hanging of Joseph-François Foulon (1715-1789) in the corner From Mouton Street with the Plaza de Grève, today the City Council Plaza, on July 22, fled from Paris after the taking of the Bastille, on July 14, 1789. Eight days later, on July 22, it was Captured and taken to the Town Hall Square to be hanged. He finally died beheaded. The engraving belongs to t
10 Foulon torture in place of strike on July 23, 1789. Reasoned classification: The postcard reproduces the engraving of Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (1737-1831) from the drawing of Jean-Louis Prieur (1759-1795) that represents the hanging of Joseph-François Foulon (1715-1789) in the corner From Mouton Street with the Plaza de Grève, today the City Council Plaza, on July 22, fled from Paris after the taking of the Bastille, on July 14, 1789. Eight days later, on July 22, it was Captured and taken to the Town Hall Square to be hanged. He finally died beheaded. The engraving belongs to the "Historic Tables of the French Revolution". The series narrates through the stamp the main events of the French Revolution since the transformation of the general states into the National Assembly on June 20, 1789. This editorial project began in 1791 and some of the most prominent names of The arts and letters of the moment. The obverse presents a numbered photo (10) with information related to the title of the painting and to the historical date it represents. At the end of this information the initials appear "ll". This brand was the one used by the photographic company Léon et Lévy, founded in 1864 and specialized in stereoscopic and postal illustrated views. Lévy became the second most important postcards editor in France, only surpassed by the Neurdein brothers. The Émile Crété printer acquired these two companies and merged them under the name of Lévy et Neurdein Réunis around 1920. The "LL" brand continued to be used in this new stage.
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