"Liberty Leading the People" by Eugène Delacroix

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Delacroix's masterpiece of an event that he was actually witness to - the French revolution of 1830. This enigmatic work is symbolic of France's fight for a republic and is packed full of symbolism - Richard Stemp explains.

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