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title: Morning of 10 Thermidor Year II
author: Lucien-Étienne Mélingue
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16736/morning-of-10-thermidor-year-ii/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2022-11-29
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# Morning of 10 Thermidor Year II

_Authored by Lucien-Étienne Mélingue_

## Image File

[![Morning of 10 Thermidor Year II](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16736.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16736.jpg)

## Image Caption

*The Morning of 10 Thermidor Year II* depicts a wounded [Maximilien Robespierre](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/French_Revolution/), Vizille.

## Cite This Work

### APA
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/>
### Chicago
Mélingue, Lucien-Étienne. "Morning of 10 Thermidor Year II." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 29, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16736/morning-of-10-thermidor-year-ii/>.
### MLA
Mélingue, Lucien-Étienne. "Morning of 10 Thermidor Year II." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Nov 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16736/morning-of-10-thermidor-year-ii/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matin_du_10_thermidor_an_II-Melingue-IMG_2405.JPG) by [**Lucien-Étienne Mélingue**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matin_du_10_thermidor_an_II-Melingue-IMG_2405.JPG). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 29 November 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.