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Georges Danton
Georges Jacques Danton (1759-1794) was a French lawyer who became a prominent leader of the French Revolution (1789-1799). Danton played a major role in the overthrow of the French monarchy and the subsequent establishment of the First French...
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Jacques-Pierre Brissot
Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville (1754-1793) was a French journalist, abolitionist, and politician who played a prominent role in the French Revolution (1789-1799). A leader of the Girondins, a moderate political faction, Brissot was instrumental...
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Alfred Sisley
Alfred Sisley (1839-1899) was a Franco-British impressionist painter. Known for his landscapes, which often present nature in a subdued light, he participated in the impressionist exhibitions in Paris in the 1870s but struggled to make a...
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The Desmoulins Family, c. 1792
French Revolutionary journalist Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794) spends time with his wife Lucille (1771-1794) and child Horace-Camille (1792-1825), oil on canvas, formerly attributed to Jacques-Louis David, c. 1792.
Palace of Versailles.
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Boulevard Montmartre Night Effect by Pissarro
An 1897 oil on canvas, Boulevard Montmartre Night Effect, by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. Pissarro very rarely painted night scenes, but here he captures Émile Zola's famous description of Paris by...
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L'Hermitage at Pontoise by Pissarro
A c. 1868 oil on canvas painting, L'Hermitage at Pontoise (aka Hills of the Hermitage), by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. The artist lived in Pontoise for two spells and painted many village and rural...
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Young Girl with a Stick by Pissarro
An 1881 oil on canvas, Young Girl with a Stick (aka The Sheperdess), by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. The girl's face reflects the colours of the leaves, flowers, and her own hat. The artist said of...
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A Cove at St. Thomas by Pissarro
An 1867 oil on canvas, A Cove at St. Thomas, by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. The artist was born on the island of St. Thomas in the Caribbean. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
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Hoar Frost by Pissarro
An 1873 oil on canvas landscape, Hoar Frost, by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. This was selected by the artist for display in the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris in 1874. It was savaged by the...
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Peasant Women Planting Pea Sticks by Pissarro
An 1891 gouache and chalk on silk painting, Peasant Women Planting Pea Sticks, by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. The artist was interested in capturing an idealised view of rural life in many works...