C'est la 216ème Fête de la Fédération!

[montagnarde1793]

...Or, if you prefer, the 217th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. 
Either way, in honor of the occasion, I have found a page from Camille Desmoulins' first journal, Révolutions de France et de Brabant, on the subject of patriotic streetlamps:

The inscription on the lanterne reads: premier vengeur des crimes.

Comments

[zigsternenstaub.livejournal.com]

Such an amusing and impressive little engraving! I adore the lamppost.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Indeed; any good patriotic lamppost will go after aristocrats on its own.

[polypragmosyne.livejournal.com]

Les aristocrates à la lanterne! Happy Storming of the Bastille!

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Heh....Les aristocrates, on les pendra!

[polypragmosyne.livejournal.com]

Indeed!

[josiana.livejournal.com]

Oooh, how convinient. ^_^
Happy Bastille Day, citizen.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

No effort required!
...And to you, as well!

[josiana.livejournal.com]

That might get awkward after a while, though. Especially if they ran into things.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Hmm....give them eyes...?

[josiana.livejournal.com]

That could work. :D

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

...Although it might be a bit creepy.

[josiana.livejournal.com]

Er. Yes. There is that.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Well, the only available eyes would be those of the aristos...

[josiana.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they won't miss them.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Surely not, but it doesn't stop it from being creepy.

[josiana.livejournal.com]

...It's the good kind of creepy. Really.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Whoever did the engraving obviously didn't think of it though.

[josiana.livejournal.com]

Maybe they couldn't decide where to put them?

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

On the post someplace...?

[josiana.livejournal.com]

I suppose, but how would they stay on?

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Glue?

[josiana.livejournal.com]

That could work. :D

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Well, they didn't have tape.

[josiana.livejournal.com]

Sadly. ;_; It would've been so useful. And much easier on Saint-Just's cravats.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

*sporfle* Indeed. XD

[josiana.livejournal.com]

It might hurt Maxime's skin a bit, though.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Poor dear, so fragile.

[josiana.livejournal.com]

I know. Admittedly Saint-Just, Eleonore, and the revolution must wear him out. That could contribute to the fragility.

[rainofthenight.livejournal.com]

You have no idea of how I laughed with that great picture! It's adorable

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Hehe....you can thank Camille for that.

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's beautiful. I love the fugly lion in the back. But the lanternes are too great. Let us all sing.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

I still don't get quite what that lion was about...

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

...it's what happens with random artists. They draw random things.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Camille should have hired someone who knew what they were doing. XD

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

That is Camille we are speaking of, let's not forget.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Oh. Right. Forgot, sorry. XD

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

I do wonder how Camille could recognise someone who knows what they were doing...

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

It would have to be an accident.

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

Danton might have been surprised.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

And everyone else, perhaps...?

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

Well, obviously. But especially Danton. And what's good about surprising Danton is that it might stop him from bellowing for a moment, at least.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

That would be nice. For once.

[trf-chan.livejournal.com]

Hee, fun picture. XD

Although, what I really came over to your journal to do was ask if you were interested in friending me? :D I just friended you.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sure. I don't update much though, as you can probably tell.....