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1851 French coup d'état
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The coup d'état of 2 December 1851 was a self-coup staged by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, at the time President of France under the Second Republic. Code-named Operation Rubicon and timed to coincide wit
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (right), with the bust of Napoleon I behind him, delivers instructions to his conspirators in the night of 1 to 2 December. Depicted, from left to right: Mocquard, Saint-Arnaud, Morny and Fialin. Drawing by Philippoteaux, engraved by E. Leguay and published in 1853
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (right), with the bust of Napoleon I behind him, delivers instructions to his conspirators in the night of 1 to 2 December. D
Proclamations of the decree issued by the president and executed by his Minister of the Interior, Charles de Morny, were placarded throughout Paris on
Proclamations of the decree issued by the president and executed by his Minister of the Interior, Charles de Morny, were placarded throughout Paris on 2 December.
D'Allonville's cavalry in the streets of Paris during the coup d'état
D'Allonville's cavalry in the streets of Paris during the coup d'état
Montagnard deputy Jean-Baptiste Baudin in the barricades of Paris on 3 December, where he was killed by coup forces
Montagnard deputy Jean-Baptiste Baudin in the barricades of Paris on 3 December, where he was killed by coup forces
June Days uprising
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The June Days were an uprising staged by workers in Paris from 22 to 26 June 1848. It was in response to plans to close the National Workshops, created by the Second Republic in order to provide work
Barricades on rue Faubourg-du-Temple, 25 June 1848. These are the first barricades ever photographed.
Barricades on rue Faubourg-du-Temple, 25 June 1848. These are the first barricades ever photographed.
Painting of a barricade on Rue Soufflot (with the Panthéon behind), Paris, June 1848. By Horace Vernet.
Painting of a barricade on Rue Soufflot (with the Panthéon behind), Paris, June 1848. By Horace Vernet.
Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple after the attack by General Lamoricière's troops, 26 June 1848
Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple after the attack by General Lamoricière's troops, 26 June 1848
Relief sculpture on Affre's tomb showing the archbishop at the barricade. The text is from John 10:11 "The good shepherd gives his life for his sheep.
Relief sculpture on Affre's tomb showing the archbishop at the barricade. The text is from John 10:11 "The good shepherd gives his life for his sheep."