The Nation Is in Danger, or the Enrollment of Volunteers at the Place du Palais-Royal in July 1792  1832

This canvas was recently recognized as a fragment of a large painting of 1832 that was exhibited at the Salons of 1833 and 1834. It was commissioned by King Louis Philippe as one of a series of scenes illustrating episodes in the history of the Palais-Royal, the official Paris residence of the Orléans family. The subject is typical of the patriotic, revolutionary imagery e...