#mirabeau

Pont Mirabeau bridge in Paris

In number 5 (January 1794) of Le Vieux Cordelier, Desmoulins writes that he ”loved Mirabeau to the point of idolatry and like a mistress”, picking up a really similar thing Robespierre said about the same relationship at a session at the jacobin club on December 14 1793:

Robespierre: And I denounce Camille Desmoulins as well: he was the friend of Mirabeau whom he loved to the point of adoration, as one loves a mistress.

Make of that what you will.

In the Panthéon of Paris, right behind the The National Convention statue, you will find one representing Mirabeau

From this, I discovered the incredible story of the Mirabeau fountain of Aix!

In november 1926, in the city of Aix, an impressive monument was built in front of the Courtroom palace, represented Mirabeau surrounded by the allegories of royalty, republic, history and a sleeping France. All realized by Antoine Injalbert.

This monument was destroyed and pieces lost, but the statue of Mirabeau in the Pantheon we can see was realized by the same artist and looks identical as the one from the monument. Probably a way to not loose the hard work to honor this figure of the revolution.

source: L'ancien monument à la gloire de Mirabeau (m.a.j.) - Aix en découvertes