Death of Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau

painting by David

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  • Jacques-Louis David: Napoleon Crossing the Alps
    In Jacques-Louis David: Rise to fame: 1780–94

    The Death of Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, painted to honour a murdered deputy and regarded by David as one of his best pictures, was eventually destroyed. The result of all this is that the artist’s Jacobin inspiration is represented principally by The Death of Marat, painted in…

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