Mr. de Montalembert marchant à l'assaut du Panthéon afin d'en chasser les grands hommes pour y installer les Capucins.
Title (alt.):
Mr. de Montalembert about to attack the Panthéon aiming to drive out the great men and install the Capuchins.. Charivari
Description:
In the background we can see a church, Sainte Geneviève, built between 1764 and 1789 by Soufflot. Later on, this church became the Panthéon. In 1806 it was re-dedicated as a church and became the Panthéon again in 1830. In 1851 the church was declared a national monument and in 1855 officially renamed Panthéon. Great men of France were buried there, including Victor Hugo. Daumier shows Charles Forbes de Thyon, Conte de Montalembert (1810-1870), with the candle extinguisher in his hand, symbolizing the end of the age of enlightenment and progress, followed by Capuchin friars, all attacking the Panthéon
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state
Published in: Le Charivari, April 21-22, 1851.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
