The Last Moments of Michel Lepeletier
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The Last Moments of Michel Lepeletier, The Death of Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau or Lepeletier on his Deathbed was a 1793 painting by the French artist Jacques-Louis David.
Now lost, it showed député
It was removed in 1795 and entrusted to the artist, who still owned it on his death in Brussels. It was then sold by his family to the subject's daughter Louise Suzanne de Mortefontaine. After that sale it disappeared and most probably Louise destroyed it and as many engravings after it as possible in order to erase any trace of her father's part in the Revolution. It is only known through a drawing by Anatole Desvosge and an engraving by Tardieu which partially escaped destruction.
See also
Sources
- Aristide Déy, Histoire de la ville et du comté de Saint-Fargeau, Perriquet et Rouillé, 1856
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