19th century painting of the night of 9 Thermidor, espousing National Guardsman Merda's claim of having shot Robespierre. There is also the same picture without the gunsmoke, although no one can be sure which is most accurate - Jean-Joseph-François Tassaert

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Size: 1328px × 1383px
Photo credit: © Niday Picture Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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