Triomphe de Marat – Antique Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic print of Triomphe de Marat brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Triomphe de Marat
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The title *Triomphe de Marat* points to a specific moment: in April 1793 the Revolutionary Tribunal acquitted Jean-Paul Marat of charges brought against him, and supporters celebrated him in the streets and at the National Convention. This etching, with its hand-applied watercolor, is one of many French caricatures of that period, and its sarcastic title suggests the artist was mocking that celebration rather than honoring it. Political prints like this circulated widely during the Revolution, and they show how fiercely Marat, a radical journalist and deputy, was attacked and defended. Three months after the acquittal, Charlotte Corday stabbed him in his bath, which gives the print a grim additional context.
| Created / published | [1793] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching, with watercolor. |
| Genre | Cartoons (Commentary) French 1790-1800.Etchings French Hand-colored 1790-1800. |
| Notes | Title from item. Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Marat, Jean Paul,--1743-1793--Trials, litigation, etc. France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,796 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175655 |
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