Prairial Uprising of Year III

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Illustration

Harrison W. Mark
by Félix Auvray
published on 02 December 2022
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Uprising of 1 Prairial Year III (20 May 1795) against the policies of the Thermidorian Reaction during the later stages of the French Revolution (1789-1799). Here, the insurrectionists wave the severed head of Jean-Bertrand Féraud in the face of the president of the National Convention. Oil on canvas by Félix Auvray, 1831.

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valenciennes.

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Auvray, F. (2022, December 02). Prairial Uprising of Year III. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16755/prairial-uprising-of-year-iii/

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Auvray, Félix. "Prairial Uprising of Year III." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 02, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16755/prairial-uprising-of-year-iii/.

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Auvray, Félix. "Prairial Uprising of Year III." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Dec 2022. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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