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Collection of documents and graphic materials related to Maximilien Robespierre : France, 1792-1794.

BIB_ID
136287
Accession number
MA 1059.1-6
Display Date
1792-1794.
Credit line
Purchased, 1928.
Description
1 v. (6 items), unbound ; 36.4 cm
Notes
MA 1059.1-2 was formerly interspersed with corresponding leaves from a 19th century pamphlet printed from the text: Project, rédigé par Robespierre, du rapport fait à la Convention Nationale par Saint-Just, contre Fabre d'Eglantine, Danton, Philippeaux, Lacroix, et Camille-Desmoulins (Paris: chez France, Libraire-Editeur, 1841). When the collection was disbound, the manuscript leaves and printed pamphlet were separated.
Provenance
From the collection of Victorien Sardou (1831-1908), French dramatist and collector; purchased from J. J. Champenois in 1928.
Summary
Collection consists of manuscript fragments by Robespierre and Saint-Just, 3 autograph letters signed, and an original pencil sketch of Robespierre attributed to Jacques-Louis David. Items in this collection have been described individually in six separate catalog records (MA 1059.1-6); see related records for more information.