Price: $45.00
SKU: 102956
MEDIUM: Stipple engraving,
DATE: c. 1795
EDITION SIZE: Paper size 4 3/8 x 3 3/8" (11.3 x 8.6 cm)
DESCRIPTION: This engraving, produced around 1795 by an unknown artist, depicts Louis-Michel Le Peletier, Marquis de Saint-Fargeau (1760–1793), a nobleman-turned-revolutionary best known for casting a crucial vote in favor of King Louis XVI’s execution. The print shares stylistic and compositional similarities with contemporary portraits of Jean-Paul Marat—most notably in its stark, idealized presentation and symbolic rendering of revolutionary virtue. These visual parallels suggest it was part of a broader effort to memorialize key figures of the French Revolution in a unified visual language. <br><br> Le Peletier’s assassination on the eve of the king’s death transformed him into one of the first martyrs of the Republic. A vocal advocate for radical educational reform and social equality, his legacy was honored in both art and ceremony, including a funeral staged by the National Convention and a now-lost painting by Jacques-Louis David. This portrait captures the solemn reverence of a man who, though born into privilege, gave his life for revolutionary principles.
ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 5 x 5 inch archival mylar for handling.
CONDITION: Good condition.
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