#archives nationales

[daniel-simon-78]

Visite au 60 de la rue des Francs Bourgeois, dans les jardins des Archives Nationales belle expo ...Des archives du journal Libération .

[subiysu-chan]

Marguerite le Paistour, part 2

Obligées de suivre le rythme de la charette, promenées dans les rues, l'arrivée au prochain carrefour fut épuisante. Françoise essayait de se recorqueviller dès qu'elle y mit les pieds. "Aller, ouvrez la bouche, jeune fille. C'est à prendre où à laisser." dit l'exécuteur, lui présentant sa gourde. "Hein ?" Quand la gourde fut portée à ses lèvres, elle faillit soupirer de soulagement, et ne put retenir un gémissement de plaisir quand le liquide toucha sa langue. Un mélange de vin coupé de bouillon et d'eau. Elle but goulument, et elle fit un geste pour finir la dernière gorgée, mais fut retenu. "Laissez en un peu pour votre soeur." Cette fois, l'exécuteur laissa sa femme donner les verges pendant qu'était lue la sentence. Françoise poussait un cri perçant à chaque coups pleuvant sur sa chaire meurtrie, et était heureusement peu nombreux. Elle faillit vomir quand le dernier toucha accidentellement son entre-jambe. "Au cas où tu étais trop distrète, il reste un autre carrefour. Je pense que les verges doivent être assez ramolie pour que je puisse y aller sur les épaules sans danger. -Pitié…Non ! J'peux plus !" Françoise faisait tout pour retarder l'arriver au prochain carrefour, mais le bourreau n'avait visiblement pas envie de passer la journée à lui faire traverses les rues. "Courage, après ça, c'est fini. On va s'arranger pour trouver de l'eau."encouragea Étiennette, sans vraiment y croire. Le carrefour était noir de monde, et cette dernière flagelation fut sur les épaules avec des verges trop abimer pour faire saigner. "Vous avez toutes les deux volées pour échapper à une correction bien mérité. Maintenant, je crois que ça vous en fera passer l'envie, n'est-ce pas." les taquina-t-il, avant de les conduire au bords de la ville. Les deux soeurs hôchèrent la tête. Si elles avaient la chance d'un jour être réengagées comme journalières ou boutonnières, elles ne voleraient absolument rien ni n'essayerai de se sauver, peu importe la dureté de leur prochain maître. Un vigoureux coup de pied plus tard, les voilà bannie de Lyon.

[postcard-from-the-past]

100 years ago:

P. Paris, France - 0722 Musée des Archives Nationales - Hôtel de Soubise

[fidjiefidjie]

Bonjour, bon Vendredi 13 ☕🍀

Loterie Nationale 💸 Lyon 1956

Photo Archives Le Progrès

[revolutionarywig]

Oh my gosh I can actually share all the frev finding here AAAAAAA

I went to the temporary exhibit Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette & la Révolution at Musée des Archives Nationales and it's really really worth it! Also it's free

They had recordings of Louis' room temperature in the Tuileries (which is recorded in réaumur unit). The highest temperature record here is 19 reaumur which apparently converts to 23.75 celsius, so damn Louis' room is pretty cold in May lol. (sorry edit: that's highest it ever reaches most of time it's much colder than that hhhh)

There is also a bunch of exchanges between Antoinette and Fersen that's actually written in cipher! (So yes concrete proof that Antoinette is actively working against the revolution Antoinette stans take that) Sorry the picture is blurry the room is dark

ALSO Robespierre's draft for his speech against the war in the Jacobins!! His writing!!!

ALSO ALSO APPARENTLY the alleged table in which he layed upon during 9 thermidor is in the permanent collection in this museum?? Which i never knew before??

one final thing there's also a page from Robespierre's notebook that is also on display (not part of the temporary exhibit) and it's just...a list of people...with numbers associated to them? It would be very funny if he is ranking them and giving them each a score based on how likeable they are lol

The exhibit continues all the way till July 3rd! But then it will reopen again in later months I believe.

[my-deer-history]

Langle and the Résolue

I will do everything in my power to avoid any kind of encounter until we have landed in North America, and I am sure, your majesty, that Colonel Laurens will have on board of the Résolue all of the respect that is due to a distinguished soldier whom you did the honour of recommending to me; and I will consult him if I find myself in such danger that giving whatever assistance I could to the Cybèle would risk the Résolue falling into the hands of the enemy. Colonel Laurens’s lodgings are ready, and are as comfortable as they can be in times of war on board this frigate, and as the Count d’Hector ordered.

Chevalier de Langle responding to the instructions conveyed to him under Louis XVI's name, 21 May 1781

(my translation – original French under the cut)

Paul Fleuriot, chevalier de Langle, was the French naval officer tasked with conveying John Laurens and about 1 million livres of specie from Brest, France to America. He commanded the frigate Résolue, which sailed in convoy with the Cybèle and the Olimpe to deliver the much-needed military stores and hard currency to the continental army.

Many thanks to @echo-bleu for help deciphering the scribbles! Presume an overarching [sic] for this whole text – 18th century spelling is a wild ride in English but the French dial that up to 11.

je ferai tout ce qui deprendera de moy pour eviter toutes especes de rencontres jusqua latterage de l’amerique septentrionale et je suis sur monseigneur quon aura a bord de la resolue pour le colonel Laurens touts les egards qui son dus a un militaire distingué que vous me faites l’honneur de me recommander, et je le consulterai si je me trouve ases embarassé pour creindre que le secours que je dois donner a la cibele ne fasse tomber la resolue au pouvoir de l’enemi. Le logement du colonel Laurens est pret, il est aussi comode quil peut l’etre en temps de guerre a bord [de la] fregatte et tel que monsieur le comte d’Hector l’a ordonné.

[abrahamvanhelsings]

the people at the archives nationales want to see me dead but i also found out they built a stand at the notre dame just so people can watch the cranes move and the builders walk around the scaffolding and that did brighten up my day

[miaqc1]

Day for Truth and Reconciliation, pixel art. I ordered it from roxas_1 on fiverr.

Day for Truth and Reconciliation [Art] - MiaQc - Original Work [Archive of Our Own]

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Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation, image en pixels. Je l'ai commandé de roxas_1 sur fiverr.

Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation [Art] - MiaQc - Original Work [Archive of Our Own]

⚠️ Do not send me PMs requesting me to buy a c0mmissi0n from you! I'll ignore you.⚠️

[sheltiechicago]

I Have No Hands to Caress My Face, 1961–1963

A new exhibition explores the enduring aesthetics of black-and-white photography over the course of more than a century. It features over 250 significant photographs from Bibliothèque Nationale de France’s collection complemented by more than 30 works from the M+ Collections in three thematic sections. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Noir & Blanc – A Story of Photography is at the M+ Main Hall Gallery, Hong Kong from 16 March – 1 July, 2024

Photograph: Bibliothèque nationale de France/Mario Giacomelli Archives

[artspaume]

Vous connaissez l'artiste peintre français Ibrahim Meïté Sikely (FR)

Ibrahim Meïté SikelyTête d’étoile, 2021huile sur toile / oil on canvas150 x 70 cm Né en 1996, Ibrahim Meïté Sikely vit et travaille à Champigny-sur-Marne et Paris. Il a obtenu son DNSEP à la Villa Arson à Nice en 2022 et est actuellement étudiant à l’Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. Il a récemment��participé à plusieurs expositions au CAC Brétigny, au FRAC Lorraine, Metz, au…

[ub-sessed]

Montréalais:

Est-ce qu'il y en a parmi vous qui utilisent l'appli Libby pour emprunter des livres en français? Je veux écouter les livres audios Arsène Lupin, mais je ne les trouves pas quand je fais le recherche sur Libby. J'en ai emprunté un sur le site web de la BAnQ, mais je ne réussis pas de l'ouvrir sur mon téléphone.

[museoillogique]

Art Association, 1878

Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec, Albums Massicotte

[subiysu-chan]

Marguerite Le Paistour, in action

Le 15 juin 1747, Les soeurs Page étaient toutes les deux assises dans la charette puante. Elles avaient été boutonnières il y a peine quelques jours. Les boutons d'os et de cuir qu'elles fabriquaient de leurs petites mains habiles étaient particulièrement solides, à défaud d'êtres jolis. Mais, un petit vol les avaient maintenant condamnées aux banissement, et pour la plus jeune, la petite Françoise de 15 ans, elle allait avoir les verges et la marque. Leur bourreau était particulièrement fluet et délicat d'aspect, aux épaules étroites, en fin de vingtaine, le visage glabre et aux abondants cheveux châtains. "Vous pouvez tenir la main de votre soeur, Mademoiselle Page, à condition de ne pas intervenir. Me suis-je fait comprendre ?" dit-il. Sa voix était androgyne. Étiennette fit "oui" de la tête. "Oh, Françoise, gardez bien en tête que le nombre de coups est laissé à ma discrétion." Ce ne fut qu'en enlevant corset, chemise et mouchoir que fut visible à quelle point Françoise était menue: une ossature gracile avec très peu de chaire pour la protéger, et la colone vertébrale bien visible. Bientôt, l'exécuteur parti voir les magistrats, les laissant sous la surveillance de son aide, puis revint. D'une main preste, il enleva la jupe et le jupon de Françoise, qui protestait de toutes ses forces, ce qui ne saisait que resserer les noeuds coulants à ses poignets, et la friction des cordes lui causa quelques écorchures. "Désolé, mais j'ai peur que de frapper jusqu'au sang risque de t'abimer les os, maigre comme tu es." dit-il, d'un ton qui ne semblait absolument pas sincère. Monsieur de Lyon utilisait surtout son agilité et sa précision pour donner des coups douloureux et ne se donna pas la peine de les infliger en parralèle. Elle appelait sa soeur, ne serait-ce que pour l'aider à se soutenir quand ses jambes tremblaient trop. Il lui en fallut vingt-quatre pour que la petite Françoise saigne assez pour déclarer les verges terminées. Elle était assez consiente pour voir, sentir et anticiper le fer à marquer qui rougissait dans le brasero. "Il y a un p'tit oiseau." dit l'exécuteur quand son fer fut assez chaud, poitant dans le ciel au hasard. Françoise poussa un long hurlement quand le métal incandescent toucha son épaule, et sentit à sa plus grande honte sa vessie lâcher. Elle fut réhabillée rudement avant de se faire expulser de la ville, avec sa soeur. Particulièrement épuisée, elle essaya de monter dans la charette. "Oh que non, Étiennette, va descendre aussi. Allons, vous êtes à quinze ans assez grande pour marcher toute seule. -Mais… -Pas de mais qui tienne, et d'ailleurs, vous allez prendre plus de coups quand on s'arrêtera au prochain carrefour." Étiennette dit simplement: "Nous n'avons pas manger pendant deux jours. Elle ne peut pas les prendre -Vous auriez dû le dire avant."

[moonage-daydreamy]

okay guys, hear me out. imagine. james potter is an indian history professor who goes to the french archives for his research on french colonies in India over the summer, where he meets the archive curator of the Archives Nationales, dr regulus black, who never gives him exactly what he wants so they can keep meeting over and over again as james works on his paper. btw way their love language is highlighting quotes in the xerox copies of the manuscripts that they share because they thought the other would like it.

[judassmyvirtue]

Hey folks, just dropping some resources here for those of you who, like me, are always on the hunt for free reading material, whether it's for research or just to satisfy your curiosity. Check these out:

Library of Congress: Absolute goldmine for academic researches and historical documents. You can spend hours diving into their collections.

Z-library: A treasure trove of books, articles, and papers on pretty much any topic you can think of. Quick downloads, no fuss.

Project Gutenberg: Free e-books galore, especially if you're into classics. Saved me from many a boring commute.

Internet Archive: A digital library offering free universal access to books, movies, and music, plus archived web pages. Endless hours of browsing joy.

Google Books: Sometimes you just need a quick peek inside a book without committing to buying it. Google Books has got your back.

Google Scholar: It scours through scholarly sources, journals, theses, and more. Just be ready to sift through some dense material.

JSTOR: Another heavyweight in the academic world. JSTOR is packed with scholarly articles, books, and primary sources across various disciplines. Some stuff may be behind a paywall, but there's still plenty to explore for free.

Newspaper Archive: Want to browse through historical newspapers? This site has a massive collection spanning centuries and covering a wide range of topics. Perfect for digging up primary sources.

Newspapers.com: Need more historical newspapers? Look no further.

Perseus Digital Library: Focuses on ancient Greco-Roman materials, perfect for those deep dives into classical history.

Digital Public Library of America: Another treasure trove of digitized materials, including photos, manuscripts, and more.

Europeana: European cultural heritage online. Images, texts, the whole shebang.

DOAJ: Open access journals. DOAJ indexes and provides access to high-quality, peer-reviewed open access research journals.

Open Library: Another digital library offering over 1.7 million free eBooks.

Librivox: Audiobooks for when your eyes need a break.

National Archives (UK): Offers access to a wealth of historical documents, including government records, maps, photographs, and more.

Sci-Hub: For the rebels. Access to scholarly articles.

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB): Looking for free scholarly books? DOAB has got you covered with a vast collection.

Digital Commons Network: Free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide.

Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR): Find open access repositories worldwide.

Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France): French flair for your research.

DigitalNZ: Your gateway to New Zealand's digital heritage.

[revolutionarywig]

Frev locations compile

Thought of compiling a list of frev significant locations so it can help with recommendations for anyone who happens to be travelling/visiting! This is only done to my knowledge and not a complete list, please feel free to suggest if you happen to know more locations that I completely missed!

so here is the frev pilgrimage list! Long post warning.

(Note: The items are not in any particular order)

(Note: I typed this post up a long time ago but couldn't finish, a lot of thanks to the people who helped out on contributing information and your patience with me.)

Musée Carnavalet (Paris)

This one is very obvious, it is a must go for seeing a collection of frev related artifacts and paintings, including Couthon’s wheelchair, Robespierre’s hair, the most iconic portraits etc. Also its FREE.

Panthéon (Paris)

You can see the statue of the National Convention deputies. It doesnt have too much related to frev directly, but Rousseau and Voltaire (and Carnot…..) are interred there

La Conciergerie (Paris)

If you want to see the Deseine bust of Robespierre, but cant go to Vizille, there is a copy of it here within Paris at the conciergerie. It is the place where most frev figures as well as Antoinette spent their last monents.

Musée des archives nationales (Paris)

(June 2023) There is a temporary exhibit featuring frev rn which I highly recommend (also its free to go so like GO)

But beyond the temporary exhibit, I believe there are still a few things in permanent collection (Robespierre’s note book page, Antoinette’s last letter in prison, Comte d’Artois’ letter etc), including the famous 9 thermidor table that Robespierre supposedly lied on. the museum is free to visit.

Père la Chaise (Paris)

@robespapier wrote a better post on navigating the cemetery. It helped me so much with finding the graves of Lebas, Elisabeth and Eleonore Duplay! Thank you so much for the guide!

Rue Saint Honoré (Paris)

the current address of the Duplays household is 398 rue saint-honoré, which is now next to a louboutin store…. There is a commemorative plaque there indicating Robespierre’s residence there. Im not sure about going inside the residence….There was construction when I visited and the door was open, heres how it looks on the inside.

SJ’s bust (Paris & Angers)

I have not visited either of the two locations yet, but you can find that white bust of Saint-Just (that seemed to be modelled after the pastel portrait in the Carnavalet) in either Petit Palais (Paris) or Galerie David d’Angers (Angers). @orpheusmori has posted some Petit Palais pictures here @robespapier has posted some Galerie David d'Angers pictures here

Marat sign (Paris)

i have an image of this plaque sitting on my phone, I forgot where it was located until @orpheusmori helped me track the location of it! It is in the Odéon area and should be in the small narrow street with the back side of Le Procope. It commemorates the location as an important area during the French Revolution as well as the place where Marat established his printing shop.

The front of the same building also has another Marat plaque! I didnt know about it before thank you @orpheusmori for finding and contributing the photo! This one is above an Jewellery store (Amour de Pierres) https://maps.app.goo.gl/8X9zgKYpMiLJcULq7

Olympe de Gouges sign (Paris)

Once again, i have a photo of the plaque proving its existence, but I took it years ago and i dont remember where it was exactly.... It was all in the Odéon area, it shouldn’t be too far from the other….

Danton statue (Paris)

there is a Danton statue! Right outside the Odéon metro! You cant miss it. Also the placement of the statue is where he once lived.

Procope (Paris)

Its a really old cafe frequented by a lot of philosophes as well as many frev figures. There is also a bicorn from Napoleon inside. Right now its still a restaurant establishment, and its difficult to visit unless you eat inside….which is expensive…. However ! This whole general Odéon area is full of other frev landmarks (some more mentioned below). Including the metro station which has a bust of Danton.

Versailles revolutionary room (Versailles)

Beyond the royal family, there is a room dedicated to a lot of major Revolutionary Army generals and battles. Theres that one painting of Lafayette if u into that

Musée des armes/Invalides (Paris)

It has a significant collection of military artefacts from the French Revolution and its a really good resource for armory researches. The museum also has a sword that belonged to Lafayette, as well as a sword belonging to Carnot during the Directoire (image below)

Louvre

The Louvre does not have a lot relating to the French Revolution but it has a few significant paintings and a lot of David’s work. One of the Death of Marat copies produced by David’s studio should be in the museum, as well as a painting featuring the battke of fleurus (with SJ cameo)

Tennis court (Versailles)

Near the palace of Versailles you can find the room where the deputies swore the famous oaths. It is free to enter, although last time I went it was undergoing construction, hopefully it should have finished by now.

Musée de la Révolution Française (Vizille)

If you can go to Vizille… GO TO VIZILLE! The easiest way by transport would be to stay at Grenoble then take one of the buses that runs between Grenoble and Vizille. It is a whole museum dedicated to the revolution (and it is free) and the park is really pretty. This is where you can find the statue of Marat,

The Deseine busts including dear Bonbon,

And DJ Saint-Just.

Also special thank you to @citizentaleo for taking me there, I would’ve otherwise been lost in the French mountains lol, thank you!

Maison Robespierre (Arras)

You can visit Robespierre’s residence in Arras. It is possible to visit the inside, but it has a very specific and short opening hours.

I wasn’t able to go in since I was only in Arras for a few hours….But I got to attend a conference by Hervé Leuwers aaa (He is very sweet and I learned quite few new things from the presentation, but thats post for another day)

Robespierre metro stop (Paris suburb)

There is in fact, a Robespierre metro station on line 9! Not much beyond name but at least some credit to him! Alas it is not exactly within Paris and just on the outskirt. (Oh and there is also Voltaire)

Cordeliers club (Paris)

I dont have much information on what happened to the original location of the Cordeliers club and how it was modified, but the location is part of the sorbonne campus now i believe. I'd be very curious if anyone knows more information on this.

Place de la Bastille (Paris)

The Bastille is of course not there anymore, but the ground around the square and including the metro stations near by have traces/marks of where the old prison would have stood.

(and yea the picture was taken during a manif)

Pavillon de flore (Paris)

The pavillon attached to the Louvre and next to the Pont Royale is the Pavillon de Flore, which is where the Committee de Salut Publique worked.

Jacobin club (Paris) Alas the original convent in which the Jacobin gathered is no more and replaced by a commercial centre instead (Passage de Jacobins) . There is a sign however recognizing the place for what it was.

Place de la Concorde (Paris) Originally Place de la Révolution, there is a plaque remembering the executions that took place here near the obelisk.

Maison SJ (Blérancourt) I have not been to Saint-Just's house yet, because it is very hard to commute there without a car. But it certainly is still there and (I believe) maintained by the Saint-Just Association.

Catacombs (Paris) According to wikipedia....The bone remains of many revolutionaries buried in Cimitière Errancis (which has a plaque indicating it in the 8th arrondissement, according to wikipedia) are transferred to the catacombs, including Robespierre, Danton, etc. The catacomb is roughly organized chronologically but there is obviously no sign indicating which bone it actually is.

Cluny La Sorbonne station (Paris) It is on metro line 10 and the waiting tunnel is decorated with signatures of prominent French figures. It doesn't have any actual frev artifacts, but it looks cool and you can spot Robespierre, Danton, and Camille Desmoulins' signatures on the ceiling.

Louis le Grand (Paris) The school that Robespierre attended is still under the same name and still in use as a school! (i've reached the image maximum alas i cannot add more images...)

And that is all I can think of so far! There is surely a lot more that are out there (including outside of France). Once again, please feel free to mention if you know more frev landmarks that I missed out on. And to whoever happens to be travelling I hope you find this list helpful to start with.