Illustration
Portrait depicting Jacques Necker (1732-1804), Genevan banker and popular finance minister under King Louis XVI of France prior to the French Revolution. His dismissal in 1789 was one of the catalysts for the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789. Oil on canvas, painted by Joseph Duplessis, c. 1781.
Original was exhibited at the Salon of 1783, now in the Château de Coppet.
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Original image by Joseph Duplessis. Uploaded by Harrison W. Mark, published on 28 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Duplessis, J. (2022, March 28). Portrait of Jacques Necker. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15501/portrait-of-jacques-necker/
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Duplessis, Joseph. "Portrait of Jacques Necker." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 28, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15501/portrait-of-jacques-necker/.
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Duplessis, Joseph. "Portrait of Jacques Necker." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Mar 2022. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
