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Fall of Robespierre in the National Convention, 27 July 1794
Fall of Maximilien Robespierre on the floor of the National Convention, 27 July 1794 (9 Thermidor Year II). Oil on canvas by Max Adamo, 1870.
Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin.
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Tallien Demands the Arrest of Robespierre
On 9 Thermidor Year II (27 July 1794), Jean-Lambert Tallien brandished a dagger and demanded the arrest of Maximilien Robespierre. Engraving by Lecouturier after a drawing by Auguste Raffet, Paris, published by Furne and W. Coquebert, 1847.
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Sketch of Robespierre on the Way to the Guillotine
Sketch of Maximilien Robespierre on the way to the guillotine, 28 July 1794, attributed to Jacques-Louis David.
Morgan Library & Museum, New York.
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The Story of Tutankhamun by Garry Shaw
The Story of Tutankhamun: An Intimate Life of the Boy Who Became King by Garry Shaw.
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Allegory of the Concordat of 1801
Allegory of the Concordat of 1801, painting by Pierre Joseph Célestin François, 1802.
Musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et de Bois-Préau, Rueil-Malmaison.
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Pope Pius VII
Portrait of Pope Pius VII, oil on panel by Jacques-Louis David, 1805.
Louvre Museum, Paris.
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Emperor Napoleon III
Portrait of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, in Coronation Robes, oil on canvas by an unknown artist, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 19th century.
Palace of Versailles.
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Louis XVIII of France
Louis XVIII of France in Coronation Robes, oil on canvas by François Gérard, c. 1814.
Hôtel Beauharnais, Paris.
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Signature of the Concordat of 1801
Signature of the Concordat between France and the Holy See, 15 July 1801, drawing by François Gérard, 19th century.
Palace of Versailles.
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The Tomb of Tutankhamun in Thebes
An infographic depicting the tomb layout and location of the Egyptian New Kingdom pharaoh Tutankhamun (c. 1345 - 1327 BCE). Tutankhamun died when he was nineteen and the cause of his death is still a mystery. His tomb was discovered relatively...