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David. Antoine-Laurent and Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier, 1788.

This fascinating article by The Met NYC is a case study in late empire and personal presentation. They were so much like us. This could be Instagram, and they could be modern celebrities and officials who, though maybe not yet aware that they are about to lose their heads, are scrambling to renovate their image in the press as violent revolution spreads.

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