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Jean-Paul Marat was born in Boudry, in the Prussian Principality of Neuchâtel (now a canton of Switzerland), on 24 May 1743. [7] He was the first of five children born to Jean Mara (born Juan Salvador Mara; 1704–1783), a Sardinian [ 8 ] [ 9 ] from Cagliari , and Louise Cabrol (1724–1782), from Geneva . [ 10 ]
The Death of Marat (French: La Mort de Marat or Marat Assassiné) is a 1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the artist's friend and murdered French revolutionary leader, Jean-Paul Marat. [1]
Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (27 July 1768 – 17 July 1793), known simply as Charlotte Corday (French:), was a figure of the French Revolution who assassinated revolutionary and Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat on 13 July 1793.
The Triumph of Marat (French: Le Triomphe de Marat) is an oil on canvas history painting by the French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly, from 1794. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is in the collection of the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille , having been acquired in 1865.
At some point to find work Simonne moved to a shared residence at 243 St. Honoré Street Paris with her two sisters, Etiennette Évrard (b.1766), and Catherine Évrard (b.1769), whose husband, Jean Antoine Corne, was a typographer at L'Ami du peuple, newspaper of Jean-Paul Marat. [3]
Jean-Paul Marat (1743–1793), French political theorist, physician, and scientist; Arts, entertainment, and media. Marat/Sade, a 1963 play by Peter Weiss;
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Of those killed, 72% were non-political prisoners including forgers of assignats (galley convicts), common criminals, women, and children, while 17% were Catholic priests. [17] [18] The minister of the interior, Roland, accused the commune of the atrocities. Charlotte Corday held Jean-Paul Marat responsible, while Madame Roland blamed Georges ...