Showing posts with label Mirabeau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mirabeau. Show all posts

About Him: Robespierre

Anonymous, French. Maximilien Robespierre. Oil on canvas.  Musée Carnavalet.

"This man will go far because he believes everything he says."


Mirabeau

Oh my! Mirabeau

Mirabeau was in the habit of sleeping in the Italian fashion....



The Italian fashion was to sleep completely naked!

Quotables: Mirabeau


"France will always need an aristocracy."

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