Liberty Leading the People (French: La Liberté guidant le peuple) is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X of France. A woman personifying the concept and the goddess of Liberty leads the people forward over the bodies of the fallen, holding the flag of the French Revolution – the tricolour flag, which remains France's flag – in one hand and brandishing a bayonetted musket with the other. The figure of Liberty is also viewed as a… Read more...

About the author(s)

Author:

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

Also known as:

Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

Frédéric Bartholdi

Born:

2nd Aug, 1834

Dead:

4th Oct, 1904

Country:

France

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Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (French: [fʁedeʁik oɡyst baʁtɔldi]; 2 August 1834 – 4 October 1904) was a French sculptor who is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Read more...