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Description: | In the courtyard of the Louvre, a student from the St Cyr military school leads a religious procession. A man holds a cross, followed by soldiers in uniforms, whilst a crowd of Parisians looks on. The scene refers to an actual event which happened on 24 February 1848, when a man called Potel carried the crucifix from the Chapel of the Tuileries to the Church of St Roch in the midst of a crowd of rioters who bowed their heads and followed him to the church, where the crucifix was placed and the parish priest blessed the group of kneeling rebels. | Subjects: | history (Revolution of 1848) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Gabé, Edward (French painter, 1814-1865) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9005... | Go to resource |
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