"Chat noir".Sign of a cabaret.

An emblem of life in Montmartre, this sign designed by Adolphe Willette shows a black cat on a crescent moon. In the late 19th century, the legendary Chat Noir cabaret was the bastion of artists and the symbol of bohemian life. Founded in 1881 by Rodolphe Salis, the cabaret opened...

Portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre (1758-1794)

Known as “The Incorruptible One” because of his ideal of virtue and equality, Maximilien Robespierre was a major member of the Jacobin Club. He defended the abolition of both slavery and the death sentence, promoted universal suffrage and opposed war. He was a deputy to the Convention and...

A supposed Marie-Antoinette's slipper, torn from the hands of revolutionary during the capture of the Tuileries on August 10, 1792.

The people of Paris, 1926-1936

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