Delacroix to Meissonier

In the period of the 'June Days,' multiples views and reactions were held concerning the successes, or travesties that had just recently taken places, specifically across France. As France acted as the foreshadower of the future for the rest of Europe, it's important to realize the multiple viewpoints on the rebellious actions.
France served as a great reminder to the Europe that, while "revolution" can be great, the path to which it's achieved is always tumultuous and the results are often disliked by the very revolutionaries that forced the abdication. Delacroix, being the portrayer of the patriotic, the majestic, and the powerful, entered with his stereotypical outlook and was cheered by the French people, but Meissonier shows us what actually happened after the initial, righteous blow: a tragic and unproductive catastrophe. The illusions were dissuaded, the working class, after realizing how their "allies," the middle class, only wanted to better themselves, became aggravated, and the righteous and just revolutionary strides were all but erased by the unfolding, after the initial incursion. The dream had been destroyed and the people awakened. The proletariat was unhappy.