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Eugène Delacroix
Liberty Leading the People, oil on canvas by Eugène Delacroix, 1830; in the Louvre, Paris.
Liberty Leading the People (1830) was painted by Eugène Delacroix to commemorate the July Revolution of 1830.12
This insurrection, which took place over three days of fighting from July 27 to July 29, 1830, was triggered by the publication of restrictive ordinances by King Charles X that violated the spirit of the Charter of 1814. The revolution ultimately led to the abdication of Charles X and the ascension of Louis-Philippe to the French throne.31
Delacroixâs masterpiece is celebrated for its blend of contemporary realism and allegory, symbolizing the spirit of revolution and the power of the ordinary people who participated in the uprising.12