What Ever Happened to the U.S. Congress's Portraits of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette?: Retracing the Events That Led to the Conflagration of the Capi

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A great unsolved mystery in American political culture is what became of the U.S. Congress's state portraits of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette during the British invasion of the Capitol, Wash., D.C., on the night of 24-25 August 1814. These were official full length images of the French monarchs arrayed in ceremonial magnificence. The fate of the royal portraits has been difficult to determine. Larkin undertakes a comprehensive examination to test...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:160618105X

ISBN13:9781606181058

Release Date:January 2021

Publisher:American Philosophical Society Press

Length:140 Pages

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What Ever Happened to the U.S. Congress's Portraits of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette?: Retracing the Events That Led to the Conflagration of the Capi

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