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Museum number: 1898,0527.172
Description: Marat's entourage find the revolutionary's body after his assassination by Charlotte Corday; two women (Simonne Evrard and Albertine Marat) are already by his side, one supporting the body which is still in the bathtub; on the far left, a disconsolate man (Paul Briolat) sits at a desk; on the right a group of sans-culotte rush into the room; illustration to Merville's 'Paul Briolat' (Paris: Renault, 1831) Etching and engraving
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Production date: 1831 (circa)
Materials
Technique: etching; engraving
Dimensions: Height: 118 millimetres (trimmed); Width: 189 millimetres
Bibliographic references: Chevremont 1876 / Marat - index du bibliophile et de l'amateur de peintures, gravures, etc (p.424); De Vinck 1909-1967 / Collection De Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe. Inventaire analytique. (undescribed)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: murder/murderer; death
Associated names: Illustration to: Merville; Representation of: Jean Paul Marat; Representation of: Simonne Evrard; Representation of: Albertine Marat
Associated events: Associated Event: French Revolution 1793; Associated Event: Assassination of Marat 1793 (13 July)
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1898
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1898,0527.172

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