Réveillon, Jean-Baptiste

Industrial, 1725 - 1811

Vandalizing the Titon Pleasure Palace-Pillaging the Réveillon Factory in the Saint-Antoine Neighborhood on April 28, 1789, Owned by Jean-Baptiste Réveillon (1725-1811)

Réveillon, Jean-Baptiste: On April 27-28, 1789, rioters from the Saint-Antoine neighborhood, who reproached this rich wallpaper manufacturer for wanting to decrease workers’ salaries, targeted his vast property, the “Titon pleasure palace.” His home was then invaded and partially pillaged while soldiers massacred insurgents.

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