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title: Portrait of Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just
author: Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16469/portrait-of-louis-antoine-de-saint-just/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-10-05
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# Portrait of Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just
_Authored by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16469.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just](https://www.worldhistory.org/Louis-Antoine_de_Saint-Just/) (1767-1794), a leader of the Jacobin Club and of the Mountain political faction, oil on canvas portrait by Pierre-[Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/) Prud'hon, 1793. Only 25 when he was elected to the National Convention, Saint-Just soon became known as the Archangel of Terror. He was executed alongside [Maximilien Robespierre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Maximilien_Robespierre/) on 9 Thermidor, Year II (28 July 1794), the event which marked the end of the [Reign of Terror](https://www.worldhistory.org/Reign_of_Terror/).
Museum of Fine Arts, Lyon.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Prud'hon, P. (2022, October 05). Portrait of Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Prud'hon, Pierre-Paul. "Portrait of Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 05, 2022. .
### MLA
Prud'hon, Pierre-Paul. "Portrait of Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Oct 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint-Just-French_anon-MBA_Lyon_1955-2-IMG_0450.jpg) by [**Pierre-Paul Prud'hon**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint-Just-French_anon-MBA_Lyon_1955-2-IMG_0450.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 05 October 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.