Antonelle and His Friends Arrested by Order of Lafayette

This engraving by Auguste Trichon, titled “Antonelle and His Friends Arrested by Order of Lafayette,” depicts a scene connected with the political tensions of the French Revolution. It shows Pierre-Antoine Antonelle and his companions being detained by soldiers in a camp or military post, under authority associated with Lafayette. The composition stages a confrontation between revolutionary commitment, public order, and military power. Published in Décembre and Alonnier’s illustrated popular dictionary, the image reflects the nineteenth-century taste for dramatic and conflict-filled episodes from revolutionary history.