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Object Type
print
Museum number
1898,0527.103
Title
Object:
Les martyrs de la Liberté
Description
Portraits of Marat and Lepelletier, conjoined busts facing right, on dark background; within roundel. 1793 Stipple, with engraved and etched lines
Producer name
Print made by:
Jacques Louis Copia
After:
Pieter Joseph Sauvage
Published by:
Desmarest
School/style
French
Flemish
Production date
1793
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
stipple
Dimensions
Height:
172 millimetres
Width:
122 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Lepelletier died on 20 January 1793, Marat on 13 July 1793; both were instantly revered as martyrs of the Revolution.
Bibliographic references
Chevremont 1876 / Marat - index du bibliophile et de l'amateur de peintures, gravures, etc
(p.405)
De Vinck 1909-1967 / Collection De Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe. Inventaire analytique.
(5339)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Jean Paul Marat
Portrait of:
Louis Michel Lepelletier de Saint-Fargeau
Associated events
Associated Event:
French Revolution 1793
Acquisition name
Donated by:
François Chevremont
Acquisition date
1898
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1898,0527.103