Minister, 1732 - 1804

Necker, Jacques: A former Director of Finances under the Ancien Régime and very popular among patriots, Necker was recalled by Louis XVI during the preparations for the Estates Generals. His expulsion on July 12, 1789 initiated the insurrections that would end with the storming of the Bastille two days later. Recalled, he tried to reabsorb the public debt before resigning in September 1790, too opposed to the ideas of the Revolution.

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The Champ-de-Mars and its neighborhood

Gunfire on Rue Saint Dominique

The Palais-Royal and its neighborhood

“Everyone to Curtius’s Store!” The Demonstration of July 12, 1789

The Palais-Royal and its neighborhood

Camille Desmoulins and the Orators of the Palais-Royal