The National Guard of Paris Departs for the Army

The National Guard of Paris Departs for the Army (French: La Garde nationale de Paris part pour l'armée) is an oil on canvas history painting by the French artist Léon Cogniet, from 1834.^[1][2] It depicts a scene from September 1792 during the French Revolution. With a coalition of enemy forces marching on Paris, the city's National Guard departed the city to join up with the French Revolutionary Army. The French victory at the Battle of Valmy later that month was a turning point in the conflict. The painting uses the tricolour as the central focus in celebration of patriotic devotion.^[3] Visible in the background are the Pont Neuf, Louvre and Tuileries.

The National Guard of Paris Departs for the Army
Artist	Léon Cogniet
Year	1834
Type	Oil on canvas, history painting
Dimensions	78 cm × 189 cm (31 in × 74 in)
Location	Palace of Versailles, Versailles

The work was commissioned by Louis Philippe I who had come to power in the July Revolution of 1830. It was exhibited at the Salon of 1836 at the Louvre. Today it is in the collection of the Palace of Versailles.^[4]