Jacques-Louis David.(French Revolution)

Calliope | April 1, 2007| | Copyright

"If you drink hemlock, I will drink it with you!" cried painter Jacques-Louis David in support of his friend Robespierre on the evening of July 26, 1794. But the next day he stayed home, claiming a "sudden illness." This probably saved his life, since he was not at the National Convention when Robespierre was arrested and then rushed to the guillotine on the 28th. Instead, David was thrown into prison, where he vowed to abandon politics and return to his art.

David, the best-known painter in France at the time, had wholeheartedly embraced the Revolution. The king, ...

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