After the fall of the Bastille in 1789. Foulon de Doue. Comptroller General of Finance under Louis XV. fled to Viry-Châtillon. a few miles south of the capital. Soon after. he was captured by peasants and forced to walk barefoot with a bundle of hay on his back. The sweat from his face was wiped with nettles. Digital reproduction of a historical original.
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After the fall of the Bastille in 1789. Foulon de Doue. Comptroller General of Finance under Louis XV. fled to Viry-Châtillon. a few miles south of the capital. Soon after. he was captured by peasants and forced to walk barefoot with a bundle of hay on his back. The sweat from his face was wiped with nettles. Digital reproduction of a historical original.

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UMG26A09_026

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Droits gérés

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51,9Mo (7,7Mo) / 30,1cm x 43,2cm / 3557 x 5100 (300dpi)

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fall bastille 1789 foulon de doue comptroller general finance louis xv fled viry châtillon miles south capital soon captured peasants forced walk barefoot bundle hay back sweat face wiped nettles digital reproduction historical original

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