Charlotte Corday

Why it's great

Charlotte Corday, a young woman from Caen, stabbed the revolutionary journalist Jean-Paul Marat in his bath in July 1793 because she believed he was leading France into terror. Paul Baudry painted her in 1860, after the deed.

🏛️ Part of history

The French Revolution (1789–1799) — Charlotte Corday, a young woman from Caen, stabbed the revolutionary journalist Jean-Paul Marat in his bath in July 1793 because she believed he was leading France into terror.

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About the artist

Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry

1828–1886 · born in La Roche-sur-Yon · died in Paris

Paul Baudry was born in La Roche-sur-Yon, France, and trained in Paris and Rome. He painted elegant portraits and murals, including the ceiling of the Paris Opera foyer. His work was admired by the Emperor Napoleon III. He died in Paris in 1886.