The Assassination of the Duke of Guise (painting)

The Assassination of the Duke of Guise
Artist Paul Delaroche
Dimensions 57 cm × 98 cm (22 in × 39 in)
Location Musee Conde, Chantilly

The Assassination of the Duke of Guise is a painting by Paul Delaroche. It was commissioned in 1833 by Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orléans and delivered in May 1834. It shows Henry I, Duke of Guise's assassination by Henry III's royal guard on 23 December 1588. It is now in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, whilst a replica hangs in the château de Blois. Another replica was made for the 2014 exhibition L'invention du passé. Histoires de cœur et d'épée en Europe, 1802-1850. at the musée des beaux-arts de Lyon.

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