The Morning of 10 Thermidor Year II depicts a wounded Maximilien Robespierre on the last morning of his life, jaw shattered, lying on the centered table. He and his allies would be executed later that day. Oil on canvas by Lucien-Étienne Mélingue, c. 1877.
Museum of the French Revolution, Vizille.
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Mélingue, L. (2022, November 29). Morning of 10 Thermidor Year II. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16736/morning-of-10-thermidor-year-ii/
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