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Marianne made her first major appearance in the French spotlight on a medal in July 1789, celebrating the storming of the Bastille and other early events of the French Revolution. From this time until September 1792, the image of Marianne was overshadowed by other figures such as Mercury and Minerva. [5]
She was the daughter of Clement Francis (died 1792), a physician and medical writer, and his wife Charlotte Ann Burney, daughter of Charles Burney and sister of Frances Burney. [2] Her mother married, secondly, in 1798, Ralph Broome (1742–1805), against her father's wishes. [3] Marianne early studied Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Arabic.
Marianne Jenkins was born in 1792, the daughter and heiress of William Jenkins (c. 1751 –1837), of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, by his wife Sarah Jenkins, née Watkin.On 1 November 1819, she married Edward Francis Colston (1795–1847), descendent and heir of the wealthy Bristol merchant and philanthropist, Edward Colston.
The concept of liberty has frequently been represented by personifications, often loosely shown as a female classical goddess. [1] Examples include Marianne, the national personification of the French Republic and its values of Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, and the female Liberty portrayed in artworks, on United States coins beginning in 1793, and many other depictions.
On 20 June 1792, "a mob of terrifying aspect" broke into the Tuileries, made the King wear the bonnet rouge (red Phrygian cap) to show his loyalty to the Revolution, insulted Marie Antoinette, accusing her of betraying France, and threatened her life. In consequence, the Queen asked Fersen to urge the foreign powers to carry out their plans to ...
In spring 1792 the publishing house Orell, Gessner, Füssli & Cie in Zürich enabled Marianne Ehrmann to continue her work as a publicist. Beginning in December 1792 the first issue of Einsiedlerinn aus den Alpen appeared, the first magazine that was edited in Switzerland by a woman.
After the 1792 revolution established the First French Republic, [1] the insignia of the monarchy was removed from the seal. Over time, the new seal changed. At first, it featured Marianne, symbol of the revolution. It evolved to show that the people developed their culture and politics.
The official logo of the French Republic, with Marianne and the national motto, Liberté, égalité, fraternité. National symbols of France are emblems of the French Republic and French people, and they are the cornerstone of the nation's republican tradition. The national symbols of the French Fifth Republic are: [1] The French flag