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À la lanterne
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"À la lanterne!" is a French slogan that gained special meaning and status in Paris and France during the early phase of the French Revolution from the summer of 1789. Lamp posts served as an instrume
Jean-Louis Prieur, a painter of the French Revolution, portrayed the death of corrupt public servant Jacques de Flesselles, who was murdered on the st
Jean-Louis Prieur, a painter of the French Revolution, portrayed the death of corrupt public servant Jacques de Flesselles, who was murdered on the steps before the Hôtel de Ville (Paris City Hall) on 14 July 1789, in an unusual way. Apart from other artists depicting the scene, he put a lamp post above the entrance to the Hôtel de Ville. According to Warren Roberts, the author of the book Jacques-Louis David and Jean-Louis Prieur, Revolutionary Artists: The Public, the Populace, and Images of the French Revolution, he pointed to the lantern as to a "symbol of revolutionary justice".
Two men hang a clergyman from a lamp; a scene from a mezzotint by Richard Earlom (The plundering of the King's cellar, Paris, 10 August 1793), see the
Two men hang a clergyman from a lamp; a scene from a mezzotint by Richard Earlom (The plundering of the King's cellar, Paris, 10 August 1793), see the middle-right.
Ça Ira
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"Ça ira" is an emblematic song of the French Revolution, first heard in May 1790. It underwent several changes in wording, all of which used the title words as part of the refrain.
À la lanterne
…lanterne became a symbol of popular or street justice in revolutionary France. The slogan "À la lanterne!" is referred to in such emblematic songs as Ça ira ("les aristocrates à la lanterne!" means "aristocrats to the lamp-post!" in this context). Journalist Camille Desmoulins, who had earlier practiced…
A British political cartoon on the execution of Louis XVI. Published just four days after the execution, it depicts demons singing "Ça ira" at the eve
A British political cartoon on the execution of Louis XVI. Published just four days after the execution, it depicts demons singing "Ça ira" at the event.
Political cartoon by James Gillray; "Ça ira" is written on the hat of the musician.
Political cartoon by James Gillray; "Ça ira" is written on the hat of the musician.