Daumesnil Refusing to Surrender Vincennes to the Allies
Inconnu · Public Domain Mark 1.0 / domaine public
This engraving, titled “Daumesnil Refusing to Surrender Vincennes to the Allies,” depicts General Pierre Daumesnil during the Allied occupation of Paris in 1814. Seated in a room of the Château de Vincennes, Daumesnil receives officers who have come to demand the surrender of the fortress, which he firmly refuses. The image emphasizes military loyalty, personal honor, and symbolic resistance in the face of Napoleonic defeat.