Rare French School of the end of the end of the 18th Century,
Portrait Jean-Paul MARAT
Oil on canvas dated in top right 1791. On the back, an handwritten Letter signed Marat.
Size painting : 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
State of conservation : see photos.
Provenance : private collection, Paris, France.
Note : Jean-Paul MARAT (1743-1793) was a Doctor, journalist, physicist and one of the most famous French politician Revolutionary figure. A comparable work representing MARAT is kept in the Collection of the Carnavalet Museum in Paris. A piece of French History to collect.
Jean-Paul Marat, a famous French revolutionary, is depicted in this painting writing a letter.
Her hand holds a quill, ready to trace the words on the paper. The background is dark, which reinforces the focus on Marat and his activity.
To acquire this painting is therefore to own a work that embodies the history of the French Revolution, while offering a striking and intimate representation of one of its key players
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