Pierre fourrey discharged from the criminal charge brought against him
"this poor day laborer, unjustly condemned to the death penalty, as if convicted of an assassination, on the testimony of two people who said they recognized him by the light of the priming of a rifle, is recognized as innocent according to the experiments of mr. Lefebvre-gineau [louis lefèvre-gineau (1751-1829)], which proved the impossibility of such recognition, and consequently the falsity of the testimony this cause was, on the recommendation of mr. De balleroy [michel moulland, parish priest of balleroy (died in 1831)], pleaded by mr. Caille, lawyer from paris [louis caille (1764-1848)], who took charge of the appeal and defense of the unfortunate fourrey free of charge" (booklet of the salon of 1810 where the painting was exhibited under no. 827). Account of events here and here. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: 1810. Dimensions: height: 128 cm (50.3 in) ; width: 180 cm (70.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. VERMAY Pierre Fourrey déchargé de l’accusation criminelle intentée contre lui
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