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740 - GUILLAUME ALEXANDRE TRONSON DU COUDRAY (1750–1798)
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Estimate €200 - €250
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Description
GUILLAUME ALEXANDRE TRONSON DU COUDRAY (1750–1798) Plea by citizen G.A. Tronson-Ducoudray. In the case of the Revolutionary Committee of Nantes. Paris: Desenne, 1795. 20 x 12.5 cm. Following the fall of Robespierre, the 132 prominent figures from Nantes (whose numbers had been reduced to 94 due to ill-treatment), who had been sent by Jean-Baptiste Carrier to stand trial before the Revolutionary Tribunal in Paris, demanded to be tried. The investigation turned against the members of the Nantes Revolutionary Committee. Guillaume Alexandre Tronson du Coudray (1750–1798), Marie-Antoinette’s lawyer, then pleaded on behalf of two of Jean-Baptiste Carrier’s co-defendants, Proust and Vicq, whom he considered innocent. The indictment against the members of the Nantes Revolutionary Committee was made public on 16 October 1794: embezzlement, squandering of public funds, theft, robbery, abuse of authority, immorality, abuse of power, murder and assassination, etc. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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