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In the years after the suppression of the Paris Commune, a new sense of hope gradually emerged. Watch this video to explore the portrait of Adolphe Thiers, President of the French Republic from 1871 to 1873, as painted by Léon Bonnat (english subtitles): The week of 21 to came to be known as the “bloody week.”

Entrenched at Versailles, the new government led by Adolphe Thiers sent in the army – dubbed the "Versaillais" – to suppress the Communards. On the one hand, the monarchists intended to reinstate a King on the other, the "Communards" refused to accept the defeat at the hands of the Prussians and attempted to establish their own “social” republic. Opposition immediately sprung up on both sides. It was partly for this reason that he decided to transform the Palace of Versailles, the former home of the Kings of France, into a museum dedicated to “all the glories of France" – as per the inscription still visible on the Dufour and Gabriel pavilions which flank the main palace.ĭiscussing the articles of the armistice signed at Versailles on 28 January 1871 - Gustave Janet / Alphonse-Séverin Morelįollowing the fall of Napoleon III, a new Republic was proclaimed. Keenly aware of the political divisions which had riven the country since 1789, his aim was to unite the French people. Louis-Philippe, the "Citizen King,” sought to distance himself from both the preceding monarchy and the Republic. Artist Eugène Devéria captured this historic scene in a painting which you can explore in the video below (english subtitles): On 9 August 1830 he swore an oath before the assembled Chambers of Parliament to abide by the Constitutional Charter (the Charter of 1830, proclaimed on 14 August). Louis-Philippe promised a new regime inspired by the British model: a parliamentary monarchy. Vernet’s vision is somewhat detached from reality, since he fails to include the riots which actually took place in the capital in the last days of July. Vernet’s painting "The Duc d'Orléans leaves the Palais-Royal for the Hôtel de Ville" is a glorious scene in which Louis-Philippe is the hero. Artist Horace Vernet’s depiction of that day portrays the French people united in their unanimous enthusiasm for this “saviour” of the Republic. On 31 July 1830 he left the Palais-Royal and headed for the Hôtel de Ville. Louis-Philippe was at pains to emphasise his break with monarchical tradition. Louis-Philippe I er, King of the French - François-Xavier Dupré Here he is in a painting by François-Xavier Dupré: He instead took the title King of the French, breaking with established royal tradition. Convinced that he had an important political role to play, and keen to distance himself from his cousins and predecessors Louis XVIII and Charles X, Louis-Philippe refused to be crowned King of France.

This new regime was to be known as the July Monarchy. That work is a symbolic evocation of those three days of revolution, which resulted in Louis-Philippe I – the son of the Duc d'Orléans, and thus scion of the cadet branch of the Bourbon dynasty – being elevated to the throne. You’re probably already familiar with “Liberty Leading the People,” the famous painting by Eugène Delacroix now on display at the Louvre. In 1830 the king was overthrown by a revolution which took place on 27, 28 and 29 July, subsequently dubbed the “Three Glorious Days." Forced into exile, Charles X fled to England. 3D tour of Charles X’s carriage 3D tour of Charles X’s carriageĬharles X’s coronation ceremony was grandiose but outdated, stoking the growing public unease that his rule represented an unwelcome return to the past.