French School Around 1830/1840 - The Assassination Of President Duranti On February 10, 1589

19th century French school Oil on canvas 33 x 41 cm (53 x 45 cm with the frame) Original canvas with the mark of the canvas merchant "Vallé & Bourniche / Successeurs de Bellot" (Active in Paris between 1825 and 1841) It is This is a painting made between 1825 and 1841 (mark of the canvas merchant active in Paris at this time) probably on the subject of the death of President Duranti. After the assassination of the Duke of Guise, the leaguers attack the king's supporters. In Toulouse at the beginning of 1589, he sought President Jean-Etienne Duranti, first president of the parliament of Toulouse from 1581 to 1589. On February 10, 1589, he was dragged out of the Dominican convent where he had taken refuge. Duranti appears in front of his opponents in his official clothes and gives a speech to explain his point of view. But he is assassinated by the armed mob.