L'Intérieur du comité révolutionnaire. Scène derniere
Summary
Print shows two men pointing out others among a group of revolutionaries to be arrested, perhaps as a backlash to the reign of terror instigated by Robespierre and his followers. Overlooking the scene from a shelf in the background is a bust of Jean Paul Marat.
Deposé au Cabinet d'Estampes de la Bibliothéque.
Trimmed to within plate mark.
Possibly purchased from Colnaghi & Co. in 1803. Source: Kate Heard, Royal Collection Trust, Windsor Castle.
Sagnac, p. 253
(DLC/PP-1921:R2.111).
Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).
Tags
Date
01/01/1795
Source
Library of Congress
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