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Portraiture and politics in revolutionary France /

Examines the genre of portraiture and the political and cultural role of images in Revolutionary France. Focuses on portraiture as a privileged site for the elaboration of modern notions of selfhood and political agency.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Freund, Amy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Portraits, French > 18th century.
Portraits > Political aspects > France > History > 18th century.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Portraits.
Table of Contents:
  • Selling citizenship
  • The legislative body
  • Aux armes, citoyens!
  • The terror
  • The citoyenne tallien in prison
  • The national Elysée
  • Duty and happiness.