Scene following the shipwreck of the French frigate Méduse off the coast of Senegal in July 1816, illustrates the survivors who are received by Senegalese King Zaide. In the illustration, the king orders the naturalist and survivor Monsieur Kummer to describe the events of the recent French Revolution to him. Kummer draws with a stick in the sand to visually explain the geographical or political context, authentic, high-resolution reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date of presentation unknown, historical
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Scene following the shipwreck of the French frigate Méduse off the coast of Senegal in July 1816, illustrates the survivors who are received by Senegalese King Zaide. In the illustration, the king orders the naturalist and survivor Monsieur Kummer to describe the events of the recent French Revolution to him. Kummer draws with a stick in the sand to visually explain the geographical or political context, authentic, high-resolution reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date of presentation unknown, historical

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Aug 05, 2026

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Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

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BRK26H67_446

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