Historical pictures, representing the most remarkable events which occurred during the early period of the French revolution, with a particular account of those important transactions; and a series of discourses elucidating the causes which led to that event. With portraits and historical memoirs of some of the principal persons engaged, with vignette prints representing, the most remarkable event which distinguished each person's character / Translated from the French of M. Champort [sic, i.e. S.R.N. Chamfort], and other distinguished writers.
- Date:
- 1803
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Paris : Printed by J. Charles under the inspection of Auber, original proprietor, 1803.
Physical description
2 leaves, vi, 32 pages, 12 leaves, 8 plates : frontispiece, 12 portraits ; (folio)
Notes
A translation from a French compilation pub. in 1791-1804 under title: "Tableaux historiques de la revolution française" The work also appeared under title: "Tableaux de la revolution française" and several editions under title: "Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la revolution française" The present translation contains the frontispiece, introduction, first 8 plates with accompanying "preliminary discourses," and 12 portraits accompanied by a translation of the original descriptive text
Text of "Introduction" and "preliminary discourses" by Claude Fauchet and Sébastien R. Chamfort. cf. Tourneux, Publications relatifs à la révolution française, t. 1, no. 278-280.
Copy 1 Note: Ports. 1 (Bailly), 8 (Marat), and 9 (Corday) wanting.
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