Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles (Illustration)

Illustration

by Gilbert Stuart
published on 30 May 2022

Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles, oil on canvas portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1798.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A French noble and brother-in-law to the Marquis de Lafayette, Noailles fought in the American Revolutionary War. His speech before the National Assembly on the night of 4 August 1789 led to the August Decrees, which abolished feudalism in France.

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Stuart, G. (2022, May 30). Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15968/louis-marie-vicomte-de-noailles/

Chicago Style

Stuart, Gilbert. "Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 30, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15968/louis-marie-vicomte-de-noailles/.

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Stuart, Gilbert. "Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 May 2022. Web. 17 Apr 2024.