Barnave — Dauphinian Orator, Instigator of the French Revolution — Michel, Photographer, Grenoble

Description

Bust of Barnave, the famous Dauphinian orator, presented as the instigator of the French Revolution. The printed text describes him as having published the edicts of the Parliament and prepared the assembly, suspected, rightly or wrongly, of friendship for the queen, beheaded at 33 years old. Reverse: postcard by Michel, photographer from Grenoble, with mention that correspondence on the front was not accepted by all foreign countries.