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Francois-Jean Lefebvre de la Barre

statue of Francois-Jean Lefebvre de la Barre (1745 - 1766), French nobleman tortured and beheaded before his body was burnt on a pyre along with Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary nailed to his torso. La Barre is often said to have been executed for not saluting a Roman Catholic religious procession, though other charges of a similar nature were laid against him.
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Title:
Francois-Jean Lefebvre de la Barre
Caption:
statue of Francois-Jean Lefebvre de la Barre (1745 - 1766), French nobleman tortured and beheaded before his body was burnt on a pyre along with Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary nailed to his torso. La Barre is often said to have been executed for not saluting a Roman Catholic religious procession, though other charges of a similar nature were laid against him.
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Album / World History Archive
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Image size:
3527 x 5946 px | 60.0 MB
Print size:
29.9 x 50.3 cm | 11.8 x 19.8 in (300 dpi)
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