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Madame de Lamartine Adopting the Children of Patriots Killed at the Barricades in Paris during the Revolution of 1848

Image credit: The Bowes Museum

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In a Paris ravaged by the street fighting of the Revolution of 1848, the sun falls on Madame de Lamartine (the wife of the eponymous Romantic poet) holding the hand of a child. She is followed by a seemingly enormous group of orphans, whom, it is implied, she has taken under her wing. This anecdote however appears to have been invented by the artist, as there is no record of such an episode to be found. The subject corresponded well to Mme de Lamartine's character, as her husband was a key figure in the Revolution of 1848 and the couple was known for their great generosity.

The Bowes Museum

Barnard Castle

Title

Madame de Lamartine Adopting the Children of Patriots Killed at the Barricades in Paris during the Revolution of 1848

Date

1848

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 81.3 x W 99.3 cm

Accession number

B.M.470

Acquisition method

bequeathed by the Founders, 1885

Work type

Painting

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