Portraiture and politics in revolutionary France /Amy Freund.

Freund, Amy,

Portraiture and politics in revolutionary France /Amy Freund. - University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (xvi, 294 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Selling citizenship -- The legislative body -- Aux Armes, Citoyens! -- The Terror -- The Citoyenne Tallien in prison -- The national Elysée -- Duty and happiness.

"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"--Provided by publisher.




Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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9780271065694


Portraits, French--18th century.
Portraits--Political aspects--History--France--18th century.


Electronic Books.

N7604 / .P678 2014