Lamartine in front of the Town Hall of Paris rejects the red flag

作品描述

This painting depicts Alphonse de Lamartine, a French statesman, standing in front of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris during the French Revolution of 1848. He is shown rejecting the red flag, a symbol of revolutionary fervor. The scene captures the political tensions of February 25, 1848, when Lamartine refused to accept the red flag as a national emblem. The work by Henri Félix Philippoteaux highlights the historical significance of this moment in French history.