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title: Tallien Demands the Arrest of Robespierre
author: Auguste Raffet
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16734/tallien-demands-the-arrest-of-robespierre/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-11-29
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# Tallien Demands the Arrest of Robespierre
_Authored by Auguste Raffet_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16734.jpg)
## Image Caption
On 9 Thermidor Year II (27 July 1794), Jean-Lambert Tallien brandished a dagger and demanded the arrest of [Maximilien Robespierre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Maximilien_Robespierre/). Engraving by Lecouturier after a drawing by Auguste Raffet, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/), published by Furne and W. Coquebert, 1847.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Raffet, A. (2022, November 29). Tallien Demands the Arrest of Robespierre. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Raffet, Auguste. "Tallien Demands the Arrest of Robespierre." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 29, 2022. .
### MLA
Raffet, Auguste. "Tallien Demands the Arrest of Robespierre." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Nov 2022, .
## License & Copyright
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