France - 1789


Louis XVI Returns to Paris

In this enlargement you can clearly see the King's carriage in the center left, the throngs of people. Notice the little touches, the man with his arm around his girls' waist on the far left, the statue, probably of Henri IV, the last good Bourbon king, behind the carriage. There's a little boy on a man's shoulders on the far right, people are climbing the rocks in the foreground to get a better view. Just to the left of the woman with her arm raised there looks to be a couple of guys fighting. It looks like the aristocrat got popped in the nose and ended up on his backside. (Aristocrats can be identified by the tall hats). The two guys in the right center foreground are just standing around with their hands in their pockets watching the show. 
Scan from Hennin's Plates...
Scan from Hennin's plates.
Size, 82 mm