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Joseph-Benoît Suvée

Le Dévouement des Citoyennes de Paris (The Dedication of the Citizens of Paris)

1794
Oil on canvas

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Shortly after submitting this sketch, the artist was imprisoned for not being sufficiently loyal to the republic.

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