Day of Jean-Pierre Houël, Storming of the Bastille (1789).

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5) Incredibly, the statue appears to have been found in-situ at the entrance to the Cittadella (citadel of Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta) during rebuilding of the fortifications in the 16th century - seen still in place in this painting by Jean-Pierre Houël c.1776.

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🎨🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Houël (1735-1813, French painter)
- Prise de la Bastille, 14 juillet 1789

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14 de julio de 1789: en París se produce la Toma de la Bastilla, que supuso el fin del Antiguo Régimen y el comienzo de la Revolución francesa.

(Foto: 'La toma de la Bastilla', cuadro del pintor francés Jean-Pierre Houël)

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Happy French National Day! "Storming of the Bastille" by shows the start of the French Revolution

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