EUGÈNE DELACROIX : Liberty Leading the People

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“Although I might not have fought for my country, I painted for it” - discover the subject behind Delacroix’s Romantic masterpiece

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Louvre

1st Floor: Paintings, Room 77

"Liberty Leading the People"

by Eugène Delacroix

Painting of the Week: Liberty Leading the People Accidental Icon? Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People