| Hall of the National Assembly in
Paris. From a contemporary print. The States-General
which met in May, 1789, had adopted the name National
Assembly. When the mob compelled the king to move to
Paris from Versailles the Assembly followed and convened
in a hall near the Tuileries. From the speaker's rostrum
at the right of the picture the Assembly was addressed
at various times by the leaders of the Revolution,
including Lafayette and Mirabeau. The mob filled the
galleries, hissing or applauding the speakers. Those who
could not crowd inside stood without and were informed
by signals from the windows of what was going on within. |
