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Paul-François-Jean-Nicolas, Vicomte Barras
Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788-1856)19th century
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Barras participated in the overthrow of Maximilien Robespierre, who had instituted the Reign of Terror (September 1793-July 1794), the most brutal phase if the French Revolution in which many thousands of people were executed. It was Barras, in 1795, who ordered General Bonaparte to disperse a crowd of counterrevolutionaries in Paris with cannon fire.
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- Title: Paul-François-Jean-Nicolas, Vicomte Barras
- Creator: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788-1856)
- Date Created: 19th century
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788-1856)
- Provenance: Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: medallions (medals); portraits
- Medium: bronze
- Inscriptions: [Signature] Bottom center: David; [Inscription] On right: P. Barras; [Inscription] On obverse: FUMIÈRE / ET CIE SUCRS - THIEBAUT FRES / PARIS
- Geography: Place of Origin: France
- Exhibitions: The Portrait Medallions of Pierre-Jean David dΓÇÖAngers (1788-1856). The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006-2008.
- Dimensions: Diam: 15.2 cm (15.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters
- Classification: Metal
- Accession Number: 54.824
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