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Source Description
Barras participated in the overthrow of Maximilien Robespierre, who had instituted the Reign of Terror (September 1793-July 1794), the most brutal phase if the French Revolution in which many thousands of people were executed. It was Barras, in 1795, who ordered General Bonaparte to disperse a crowd of counterrevolutionaries in Paris with cannon fire.
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Document identity
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33957
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Paul-François-Jean-Nicolas, Vicomte Barras (1755-1829)
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Source metadata
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33957
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object
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normalized
title
Paul-François-Jean-Nicolas, Vicomte Barras (1755-1829)
description
Barras participated in the overthrow of Maximilien Robespierre, who had instituted the Reign of Terror (September 1793-July 1794), the most brutal phase if the French Revolution in which many thousands of people were executed. It was Barras, in 1795, who ordered General Bonaparte to disperse a crowd of counterrevolutionaries in Paris with cannon fire.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
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CC0
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en
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Metal
medallions (medals)
portraits
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 15.2 cm (15.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Bottom center: David; [Inscription] On right: P. Barras; [Inscription] On obverse: FUMIÈRE / ET CIE SUCRS - THIEBAUT FRES / PARIS
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bronze
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4989
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EAN
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3099
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1
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0
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photo
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