Haitian images (5) |
Source: Michel Oriol, Images de la révolution à Saint-Domingue Port-au-Prince. Haiti: Editions Henri Deschamps, 1992, p. 68) Images: A painting attributed to Jacques-Louis David (French painter, 1748-1825) of Léger Félicité Sonthonax (1763-1814) Perspective: Sonthonax was the representative (commissaire civil) of the French Revolution's government in Haiti (Saint Domingue) in the 1796-1797. Cultural humanities: Presence of the French Revolution in Haitian culture |
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