July 14

In a street in Paris paved with tricolor flags and illuminated with lanterns, a popular ball is held on the occasion of the Fête nationale. In the foreground, groups of people are sitting at a table and sharing glasses together, while behind them, hugging couples are dancing. The painter brings together for this July 14 celebration a whole panoply of familiar figures from popular Paris and scoundrel: workers, artisans, housekeepers but also pimps and crooks.