Portret van Jean-Paul Marat
in or after 1818 - in or before 1842
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
165; 258
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228a
Art Historical Context
### Portrait of Jean-Paul MaratThis striking lithograph, titled *Portret van Jean-Paulat*, captures the intense likeness of Jean-Paul Marat, the fiery radical journalist and revolutionary leader during the French Revolution.inated in his bath in 1793 by Charlotte Corday, Marat an enduring symbol of Jacobin fervor and political extremism. Produced anonymously by the widow Delpech (Naudet) between 1818 and 1842, this portrait a later Romantic fascination with revolutionary heroes, long after the tumult of 1789 had faded into legend. Lithography, the medium here (258 × 165 mm), revolutionized pr...