drawing
- Museum number
- 1898,0527.238
- Description
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Allegory showing the personification of the French Republic, crowned by a winged woman, and leading Marat to the Panthon, which she indicates; the revolutionary stands on the left and carries a sphere decorated with a Phrygian cap; at his feet are two hydra heads, a mask and a torch
Pen, black ink, brown wash
- Production date
- 1794 (circa?)
- Dimensions
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Height: 279 millimetres (sheet size)
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Width: 205 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Related to the transfer of Marat's remain to the Pantheon (5 Sept 1794; removed 8 Feb 1795).
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
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Associated Event: French Revolution 1793
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Associated Event: Death of Marat 1793 (13 July)
- Acquisition date
- 1898
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1898,0527.238
