The Equestrian Statue and the French Revolution

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Description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_Henry_IV#:~:text=The%20equestrian%20statue%20of%20Henry,King%20Henry%20IV%20of%20France.

Descripcion foto: During the French Revolution, in 1792, the original statue was torn down from its spot on the Pont Neuf. It was around this time that many citizens became distrustful of their king, Louis XVI, due to increasing suspicions of him being a traitor. It was on August 11, 1792, that the citizens tore down the statues of Louis XIII, Louis XIV, and Louis XV. Henry IV's statue was torn down the next day and replaced by the French Tricolor. The rider and horse were both destroyed, sparing only three pieces of the king, and a part of the horse.

Website: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/L%C3%A9on_Cogniet_-_La_Garde_nationale_de_Paris_part_pour_l%27arm%C3%A9e_1792.jpg

Tags: FR_Paris_StatueHenryIV

Completado?: Y

Fecha: 1792.09

Copyright: Léon Cogniet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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